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Samsung brings Linux on DeX to more devices: Is your phone on the list?
August 23, 2025
Samsung’sLinux on DeXis one of the coolest manufacturer initiatives around, bringing full-fledged Linux to the company’s desktop environment. TheSamsung Galaxy Note 9andGalaxy Tab S4were the first devices to support the initiative, but the Korean manufacturer is expanding support this week.
According to an official email sent to users, Linux on DeX is now available on theGalaxy S9series, theGalaxy S10range (including theGalaxy S10eand 5G model), and the Galaxy Tab S5e.
This makes for a pretty big expansion, although theGalaxy S8series,Galaxy Note 8, and the company’s new crop ofA-series devicesare left in the lurch. Still, you have to give kudos to Samsung for bringing Linux to DeX in the first place, especially when HUAWEI doesn’t have Linux via its desktop mode.
Samsung launched the first Linux on DeX beta in November 2018, giving users Ubuntu 16.04 at the time. The beta also required 4GB of RAM, and 8GB of free storage. Furthermore, Linux programs need to be built for the Arm 64-bit architecture to run on Samsung’s devices.
It makes for an impressive feat anyway, giving developers, administrators, and other technical types a full-fledged Linux desktop in their pocket. And with Snapdragon chips available in Windows machines, it seems like Arm is finally coming into its own as a viable desktop computing backbone for some consumers. Hopefully the drive to offer Arm builds of popular apps, such asChrome, means we’ll see more compatible apps on Samsung’s platform.
Keen to give Linux on DeX a try? Then you may check out the Play Store beta testing link via the button below.
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