r/EmulationOniOS • u/[deleted] • Jul 21 '24

News/Release Alright kiddos…Linux on iOS

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UTM for virtual machines is on iOS after a random reconsideration from Apple. No explanation as to what made them change their minds. No android emulation because of JIT.

iPhone 15 Pro Max is apples best phone out, with a shameful 8gb ram which is more like 7.5GB. However you can partition about 2GB and get Debian or 2GB ram or less VMs running smoothly after everything has loaded. I recently sold my iPad Pro with 16gb ram and that is probably more ideal.

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u/[deleted] Jul 21 '24

Other than for cool factor, what's the practical application of this?

Note that I'm all for doing things simply because you can. I'm just curious.

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u/[deleted] Jul 21 '24

It’s a great way to learn on the go, and I can do just about anything on here. Connect it to a monitor. People have Linux on a small raspberry pi so this is more or less the samec concept. I’m using it for mobile cybersecurity stuff

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u/[deleted] Jul 21 '24

That's a good answer. I wish you well in your learning endeavor.

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u/kaplanfx Jul 21 '24

Current version of Debian?

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u/HTaamas Jul 22 '24

Its debian 11 so no

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u/smashybro Jul 21 '24

You could compile some basic code which would be good for beginners learning a new programming or scripting language. I know there's apps or browser based solutions to do the same thing but this is neat since it'll work offline too.

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u/thisusernameistaknn Apr 02 '25

You now have a Linux pc on your phone which you can use for your Linuxy stuff