is it possible to download Apk file in linux

freeviw · 02-18-2022, 04:58 AM

i want to install the APk file on linux. How can i do this?

pan64 · 02-18-2022, 05:30 AM

Hi, and welcome here, at LQ

Usually APK files work on smartphones which is not an intel based platform. We don't know anything about that apk file and also about your hardware and linux/os version. It makes very hard to suggest anything.

NevemTeve · 02-18-2022, 06:38 AM

The file-extension doesn't matter to `wget` or `curl`, so basically the answer is 'yes, you can download it.'

To execute the content is an entirely different thing, maybe you could google for 'Android emulator Linux'

teckk · 02-18-2022, 11:38 AM

Quote:

i want to install the APk file on linux. How can i do this?

Get the URL of it and download it with curl or wget.

Or are you asking something different? Such as how can I download an app from the google play store to apk, in my user accessible directory, so I can save it, or transfer it to another device and side load it.

https://f-droid.org/en/packages/com.aurora.store

Which is a good example.

Code:

curl https://f-droid.org/repo/com.aurora.store_38.apk -o com.aurora.store_38.apk

enigma9o7 · 02-18-2022, 11:59 AM

Unless you have nvidia GPU, you may want to check out Waydroid for running android apps under linux.

After installing waydroid then

Code:

waydroid app install filename.apk

Usually the first apk you will install is f-droid. Then if you want proprietary apps, use f-droid app to install aurora store (which is a front end to google play store that doesnt require login).