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Valve's version of Android on Linux (based on Waydroid) is now called Lepton (www.gamingonlinux.com)
submitted 11 months ago by to c/linux@programming.dev
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Lepton appears to be the new official name for Valve's version of Waydroid (Android in a Linux container).

We still don't have a whole lot of details about how this is all going to work, outside of Lepton enabling Android APKs for developers on the upcoming Steam Frame VR kit, but it's now that little bit more official with a proper name and even a logo.

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[–] 9 points 11 months ago (10 children)

Biggest two issues with Waydroid are x86 to ARM translation and correct GPU passthrough:

https://github.com/waydroid/waydroid/issues/2115

In theory, you should be able to just play Fortnite on linux this way, but I haven't been able to get it to launch like this guy did.

People have also been calling Waydroid dead for a while now which I dont know how true it is.

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  • [–] 8 points 11 months ago (2 children)

    This is more for their VR headset that's coming out. It will be running ARM, so no concerns there. It will allow devs to port their existing Meta Quest games (which are Android APKs) very easily.

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  • [–] 1 point 11 months ago (1 child)

    In reality meta quest games use their Platform SDK (for things like user entitlement check, match making, leaderboards, DLC) I'm not sure it'll be an easy port for Quest games because you'll be missing Meta's services that run on the quest itself.

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  • [–] 3 points 11 months ago (2 children)

    For ARM to x86 I was using LibHoudini, for x86 to ARM I don't see the point. I mean, most apk are built for ARM.

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  • [–] 3 points 11 months ago (1 child)

    Ah I said it backwards lol.

    Yeah same with libhoudini. Problem is I could only get fortnite to execute with libndk, but it would crash when trying to do stuff with Vulkan. Would seem to complelty ignore libhoudini which was weird.

    And before anyone asks, not because I want to play Fortnite, but because I inadvertently left some poor kid on Fedora where they can play all of their favorite games perfectly fine except fortnite lol.

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  • [–] 2 points 11 months ago

    In theory, you should be able to just play Fortnite on linux this way, but I haven't been able to get it to launch like this guy did.

    I was able to get it to launch but got an anticheat error when I tried to join a game ):

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