anbox on arch

anbox.md

2024 Update

Anbox had been deprecated, and cannot/shouldn't be used.
One alternative is Waydroid:
https://github.com/waydroid/waydroid

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Anbox on Arch

References:

https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/Anbox

Install required packages

yay -S anbox-git android-tools anbox-modules-dkms

Kernel Modules

Modprobe

sudo modprobe binder_linux devices=binder,hwbinder,vndbinder,anbox-binder,anbox-hwbinder,anbox-vndbinder

sudo modprobe ashmem_linux

Mount binder

mkdir -p /dev/binderfs sudo mount -t binder binder /dev/binderfs

Enable modules on startup

sudo nano /etc/modules-load.d/anbox.conf And paste the following: ashmem_linux binder_linux

Enable Network via NetworkManager

nmcli con add type bridge ifname anbox0 -- connection.id anbox-net ipv4.method shared ipv4.addresses 192.168.250.1/24

Enable anbox service

sudo systemctl enable anbox-container-manager.service

You should probably reboot here!

Install apps

adb install /path/to/app.apk

what are the alternatives regarding this android emulator?
No AUR package found for anbox-git

As updated in the gist itself, you should take a look at Waydroid.