-DevNull-

I never really loved RedHat.  Probably because I had to administer quite a few RHEL 2, 3, 4 and 5 servers.  Then eventually FC4.  I chalk it up to fighting with RPM and yum for years.
 
I agree.  Seems to be a lost in translation thing.  It would've been better phrased as "Debian/Ubuntu Compatible" or something.
 
As for the cash, apparently people are receiving their products...  That being said, PERSONALLY, I wouldn't risk it.  Simply for the fact that if it is as capable as people boast, it will be cloned and available here in short order.  Additionally I would also look at the support factor.  If you ever need any, it may not be the best experience or even available at all.
 
Well said.  I agree as well.  Unless the OP is familiar with installing and using Linux and/or Custom Android ROM flashing and maintenance, that it could result in quite the learning curve.  Don't get me wrong.  If the OP's intention is to use it as a project to learn or tinker etc to expand their knowledge, then I'm all for it as long as they are aware of what they are walking into.  Obviously, if they are familiar and comfortable with the above skills (and chance of ending up with no $ and no product) then again, go for it!
 
Otherwise, if the OP is ONLY looking for an alternative to AndroidTV/GoogleTV (I assume the dongles and/or the TVs that come with it built in).  I would probably suggest just getting a Shield Pro (that were just on sale coincidentally lol) or if they want to "geek out" a bit, pick up a Pi (when the prices finally come back down to sane levels).  Finding support to do whatever they want is simple and abundant due to the huge adoption.  Getting up and running is just as simple (IMHO more so) as installing Winblows on a normal machine.
 
-Ronan

I can see how debian would be a good thing for that.  When I was playing redhat was preferred for that but it’s been a long time.  My memory is ubuntu is more a subset of debian than a fork. That may have changed though.  They did write some of their own code even in the beginning.  The phrase “runs on ubuntu/debian” is pretty vague though.  This could very well be a “runs on debian using the correct packages” though in which case I would look for more specifics before committing cash.  It could very well be that the OP does not have the knowledge to do what needs to be done to get the thing running.  That phrase smells of marketing “optimism” and rabbit hole to me.  It could be no great effort to make it run, or it could require a fairly advanced knowledge of Linux to make it go.  It does say it’s not totally impossible, but I would proceed with caution.

This thing is amazing Encouraging parents to snitch on their kids for using Kali on a VM And Discord is hackers nest apparently.

Because you should not be running stuff as root (or Administrator if Windows).
 
The app in question should either have a service file, init script, etc.  If it needs to elevate permissions, it should be done sudo, gksudo etc and after it does what it needs to, it should drop the permissions again.
 
Reading above you said it was a VPN app.  What type of VPN?  NetworkManager supports pretty much all protocols out of the box on most distros.  The ones it doesn't, just need the appropriate plugin installed.
 
 

The links that @Worstcaster linked are your best bet.  If you want to know if you even have a chance at running something, ProtonDB and Lutris are the place to look.
 
Just be aware that (in general) you will need slightly beefier hardware than you would to run the same app/game under Windows.
 
It's gotten better, but obviously going through a compatibility layer.
 
The way I look at it though, the more you have to work for it, the more gratifying those head shots will be.  😉
 

Everybody likes getting a week off work because you decided to install your workstations with a stage1 emerge.  I know I've used that excuse back in the day.  LoL

Cause he's a HACKER!!  😛  j/k

Nomachine is currently proprietary - and it's the opposite, x2go comes from NX. X2go can do what OP asked and it's foss, I don't see the issue.

Because you should not be running stuff as root (or Administrator if Windows).
 
The app in question should either have a service file, init script, etc.  If it needs to elevate permissions, it should be done sudo, gksudo etc and after it does what it needs to, it should drop the permissions again.
 
Reading above you said it was a VPN app.  What type of VPN?  NetworkManager supports pretty much all protocols out of the box on most distros.  The ones it doesn't, just need the appropriate plugin installed.
 
 

Well WoeUSB worked, and everything is set up now, so this topic can be closed. 

I'm using the normal Android Emulator that is part of Android Studio. Works just fine. Just make sure hardware acceleration is enabled: https://developer.android.com/studio/run/emulator-acceleration#vm-linux