Top 4 Android Apps for Linux Lovers

Android is getting more popular everyday as you hear new android powered smartphones coming to market more than ever. Since Android is made on top of Linux kernel it is very popular among Linux lovers. There are many useful and interesting apps on the market, but not all of them are as interesting as the following apps for Linux enthusiasts:

4. Network Discovery

As the name stats, this app is a network discovery tool. This app can be the nmap of your phone. It can discover all the available computers on your network and scan their open ports.

Pros:

Simple and straightforward design.

Cons:

Having a few more options such as scanning ephemeral ports would be nice. I still wish I could have nmap on my phone though.

3. Amarok2 Remote

We all know that iPhone users can remotely control iTune on their desktop computers using their iPhones. Amarok, the most popular music player on Linux, provides the same functionality in a slightly different manner.

Pros:

Easy plugin setup on your computer. Extremely fast. Ability of skipping forward and rewind in a song is also very great.

Cons:

None.

2. AziLink

AziLink is a USB tethering application for your android phones. You won't find it on android market, but you can go here to read the instruction of installing it on your phone and getting it work onUbuntu.

Pros:

Great functionality.

Cons:

Hard to setup.

1. ConnectBot

For Linux lovers there's nothing sexier than having SSH access to remote machines. According to the project's website "ConnectBot is a Secure Shell client for the Android platform. Its ultimate goal is to create a secure connection through which you can use a shell on a remote machine and transfer files back and forth to your phone.".

Pros:

Lots of configuration options. Shortcut keys.

Cons:

None

Published On: Aug. 10, 2010 --- Views: 1184

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