Name | Free | OS | Hyper-v Compat on Win | ARM-only App Support | Development |
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GenyMotion [1] | No | Windows, macOS, Linux | Partial | Limited | Active |
BlueStacks [2] | Yes | Windows, macOS | No | Yes | Active |
LDPlayer [3] | Yes | Windows | No | Yes | Active |
xDroid [9] | Partial | Linux | NA | Limited | Active |
Waydroid [11] | Yes | Linux | NA | Yes | Active |
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Install Python in macOS
There are a few ways to install Python in Mac.
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Install system-wide via the official Python installation package.
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Install a Anaconda Python distribution locally.
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Install locally using Homebrew (recommended).
A few comments about different ways of installation.
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Avoid installing multiple versions of Python in your system. It usually brings more …
Take Screenshot on Linux
ksnip
Ksnip is a Qt-based cross-platform screenshot tool that provides many annotation features for your screenshots. It is one of the best screenshot applications.
Installation Using snap
sudo snap install ksnip
flameshot
Flameshot is a simple cross-platform screenshot software.
Shutter
Shutter is a good screenshot application for Linux (only).
Docker in WSL 2
Tips and Traps
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Docker on WSL 2 works great. However, the performance of IO is extremely bad if it access the Windows filesystem. For more discussions, please refer to WSL 2 Filesystem .
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Docker containers launched from a WSL (e.g., Ubuntu) shell will continue to run after the WSL shell …
Make Linux Run Faster
Benchmark Tools for Linux
phoronix-test-suite is currently the best benchmark tool for Linux. You can use it to figure out the bottleneck of performance of your Linux machine. Please refer to Benchmark Your Linux Machine Using phoronix-test-suite for more discussions.
BCC is a toolkit for creating efficient kernel tracing and …
Tips on Installing Debian Series of Linux Distributions
Before Installation
Debian Specific
- You'd better not install back ported Debian images, as it might cause issues with other software (e.g., VirtualBox). It is suggested that you use Debian test.
Other Debian-based Linux Distributions
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Download the right ISO image of the Linux distribution that you want to install.
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Create …