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Google's Fuchsia OS will support Linux apps [linuxgizmos.com]

Google's non-Linux-based Fuchsia OS has added an emulator for running Debian Linux apps. Like its upcoming Linux emulator for Chrome OS, Fuchsia's "Guest" app will offer tighter integration than typical emulators.

Google has added a Guest app to its emergent and currently open source Fuchsia OS to enable Linux apps to run within Fuchsia [github.com] as a virtual machine (VM). The Guest app makes use of a library called Machina that permits closer integration with the OS than is available with typical emulators, according to a recent 9to5Google [9to5google.com] story.

Last month, Google announced a Project Crostini [zdnet.com] technology that will soon let Chromebook [linuxgizmos.com] users more easily run mainstream Linux applications within a Chrome OS VM. This week, Acer's Chromebook Flip C101 joined [androidheadlines.com] the short list of Chromebooks that will offer Linux support later this year.

Previously: Google's New Non-Linux OS: Fuchsia [soylentnews.org]
Google's Not-So-Secret New OS [soylentnews.org]
Google Fuchsia UI Previewed [soylentnews.org]
Google to Add Swift Language Support to Fuchsia OS [soylentnews.org]
ChromeOS Gains the Ability to Run Linux Applications [soylentnews.org]

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