Emulators/Anbox
After learning about Opera GX Mobile beta for Adroid release, I took the opportunity to reinstall Anbox and run the innovative browser on Linux after last year’s failed attempt.
HowTo install Anbox on Arch Linux (2021 update)
A lot has changed since I ran Anbox/WhatsApp on Linux. Now Anbox is installed in a different way, let’s see how to do it …
Install Zen Kernel
First of all we need to install and enable the Zen Kernel which already incorporates everything needed to run Anbox and will save us a lot of work.
Install Zen Kernel and headers with this command:
With Grub bootloader it will be sufficient to select the Zen Kernel at boot.
With systemd-boot to make things easier I simply replaced the name of the Kernel to boot:
These are the items to be changed:
Fix problems with Nvidia graphics cards
With Zen Kernel you need to update the installation of the graphics drivers otherwise you will have the classic black screen.
It is possible to do this completely automatically by installing DKMS to have new Nvidia drivers working with every modification of the active Kernel.
Mounting a binder filesystem
Enter the following text and save
Mount with:
Install Anbox and Android image
Enable services
Enable Anbox networking via NetworkManager:
For other connection methods visit this link.
It will now be possible to run Anbox from the application icon:
HowTo install Opera GX with Anbox
Download Opera GX Mobile official Android apk in linux home:
Install application with:
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