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I am extremely interested in using RemixOS as an alternative to Windows for nonfree things like video games and social networking. Does anyone use it? I read that one needs to edit the boot option to enable the use of more than 8GB of disk space, but nothing that says how one would use apps that would rely on multitouch on mobile devices. What even is this?
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>>56461590
It's androidx86 with the RemixOS additions added in. A trackpad might work, android has built in support for mice, so maybe. It's 100% impractical to run on anything but a HDD/SSD so be sure to set that up. Driver support is iffy, limited to whatever androidx86 supports as of right now.
It's decent if you need to use mobile apps, and as for games it's the same as any other android device. Performance is obviously based on GPU and CPU drivers, which again, depends.
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>>56461590
>using a mobile OS on a desktop
why would you want this?
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>>56462373
OSX seems to be pretty popular. ChromeOS too. It's probably easier installing those on a computer than Remix whatever.
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>>56462402
>OSX seems to be pretty popular. ChromeOS too.
Neither of those are mobile OSes.
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>>56462416
Neither is Remix.
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>>56461590
>an alternative to Windows for nonfree things like video games and social networking
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>>56462422
It's literally based on Android. Do you research anything before posting about them?
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>>56462467
It's literally made for desktop. You think you're smart with your Distrowatch and your "based on" category but in fact you know nothing. Now quit posting in threads that don't concern you.
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I like it but many CPUs aren't compatible with it. It wouldn't be my main OS, but I have some old laptops that works well on it. My mother loves it and since it has it she doesn't bother me anymore.
>>56462373
* Better than plain Linux.
* Good for 4-5 year old computers.
* Many normies are more used to Android than Windows. It is more safe to use and mess around.
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>>56462641
Which tutorial did you use to install it like a normal operating system? Are you just running it from a flash drive?
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>>56462759
The installer you get from the Remix OS page includes an executable similar to Wubi who installs Remix OS as an application inside Windows, and makes a GRUB bootloader who can be configured to start Remix.
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