Is Android just Linux? This is one of those frustrating questions that seems like it should have a straightforward ‘yes’ or ‘no’ answer, even though you can install a Linux desktop on Android.

Why Doom on Android's Linux Terminal matters Up next: Skyrim on the Samsung Smart Fridge Android’s Linux Terminal app bootstraps a Debian-based virtual machine on your device.

You can do a lot with the Linux terminal app for Android - if you don't mind using the command line. Here are five things to try first.

Lindroid is a new open source app that lets you install a GNU/Linux distro on an Android device and run Linux applications with full support for your phone’s hardware.

Whether it's Debian or Ubuntu, the Linux-based desktop OS will run inside the app on Android, which itself has a Linux-based kernel.

Zac Powell, the lead developer of the Complete Linux Installer app, has launched an indiegogo project to turn Android devices into Linux desktop computers.

The Linux Terminal’s inclusion supports Google’s mission to merge Chrome OS into Android, but today’s news offers even more real-world evidence of that goal’s potential.