Original thread is 'recommendations for vps for beginning hacker/coder' started by Jake at https://sudoroom.org/pipermail/sudo-discuss/2016-December/012673.html Marc Juul <juul at labitat.dk> recently wrote: BTW, as apache2 and php are specifically mentioned here, it might be good to know that it's also possible to run (and learn) Linux/Apache/MySQL/PHP on the Android devices they own (e.g., standard smartphones and tablets.) Quoting Dmitri Popov at www.linux-magazine.com/Online/Features/Convert-an-Android-Device-to-Linux : ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Installing a regular Linux distribution on an Android device opens a whole new world of possibilities. You can turn your Android device into a full-blown Linux/Apache/MySQL/PHP server and run web-based applications on it, install and use your favorite Linux tools, and even run a graphical desktop environment. In short, having a Linux distro on an Android device can come in handy in many situations. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Besides Popov's Linux Magazine feature article, a cursory online search for "Linux" and "Android" yielded these additionally relevant hits ... - SourceForge's 'LinuxonAndroid' https://sourceforge.net/projects/linuxonandroid/ - TechRadar's 'How to install Linux on an Android phone' http://www.techradar.com/how-to/phone-and-communications/mobile-phones/how-… - Instructables' 'Install GNU/Linux on your Android mobile phone' http://www.instructables.com/id/Install-GNULinux-on-your-Android-mobile-pho… - Google Play's 'Complete Linux Installer' app https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.zpwebsites.linuxonandroid aaronco36 ----- aaronco36@ -- http://www.fastmail.com - Does exactly what it says on the tin