G+_John “NotSo” Bright Posted December 6, 2013 Share Posted December 6, 2013 just like to know what make android an OS and not a GUI on a Linux system? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G+_Joseph Cappellino Posted December 6, 2013 Share Posted December 6, 2013 Having the Linux kernel makes it very much like a Linux distribution. But, considering how much framework is built upon it, it's way more than just a GUI or Window Manager. Additionally, you cannot run any Linux applications natively. The closest you'll get is just Command Line Interface (CLI) level implementations or applications (i.e. - cp, rm, ls, mv, etc.). That being said, as it's now on the official Linux kernel, there are ways that you can get a "real" Linux distribution to run on the device along side (or really, within) Android. Hope this helps. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G+_Shooter McLovin Posted December 6, 2013 Share Posted December 6, 2013 Joseph Cappellino not entirely correct. There is a huge gap between the kernel and the distribution. All these OS's take the kernel and add your userland then distribute it. It then becomes a Linux distro. Sure the kernel is "distributed" but it is not what one would consider a distro. Android is a "real" distro. It just happens to contain a shit ton of proprietary code and it is a real stretch to call it open source?. This is a very very basic overview obviously Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G+_Mark Scholes Posted December 7, 2013 Share Posted December 7, 2013 Between a kernel and a GUI are a few layers, all the user space stuff, libraries. Also drivers, the 2d and 3d renderers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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