Besides a Linux terminal, beta tests have already shown that you should be able to run desktop Linux programs from your phone -- games like Doom, for example.

If you have an Android cell phone, you can install an app that allows you to connect to your Linux system and run commands in a terminal session.

Android 16’s Linux Terminal will soon be able to run graphical Linux apps, so we fired up Doom to show this feature off.

Linux CLI Launcher lets you turn your Android smartphone into an operable Linux command line so you can operate your device with native commands.

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In Canonical's latest move, the company purposes bringing its Ubuntu Linux desktop to high-end Android phones.

With KDE Connect on your Linux PC and Android phone, you’ll be able to link them together. Notifications you receive on your Android phone will appear on your Linux PC.

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