How to run virtual machine on my nexus device?

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Are there any virtual machine players such as virtualbox, I can use to run .iso images on Android? If I need the device to be rooted that is fine, but I prefer a portable solution

A .iso file is just a way of storing a filesystem in a single file. Does your filesystem contain a kernel and binaries for the processor inside your phone (usually a version of the ARM architecture), or for some different processor (such as i386)? — Dan Hulme, Oct 19 '13 at 15:17
But is the Linux image for Intel PCs or for ARM processors? It makes a big difference. — Dan Hulme, Oct 19 '13 at 16:27
It is of course for X86 but I will compile it for ARM, is it possible at all to run X86 compiled kernel on ARM using VM ? — 0x90, Oct 19 '13 at 16:58
Duplicate How do I run Windows or Linux as a virtual machine on Android? — Irfan Latif, Mar 06 '20 at 19:49

score 1 · Answer 1 · edited Oct 19 '13 at 15:37

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It really depends on which OS you want to run. Regardless, whenever you want to run a OS meant for computers (x86 architecture) on a mobile device (ARM architecture) a fair amount of time and processing power is needed to convert instructions from one format to other.

I'm not sure if there is a one stop solution like VMware on Android like that can run both *Nix and Windows OS's.

You can try the app Windows, Linux, Unix Emulator but I'm not sure how far it will be successful.

edited Oct 19 '13 at 15:37

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I want to run a linux image – 0x90 Oct 19 '13 at 16:14

How to run virtual machine on my nexus device?

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