9:03 a.m.
Dear Gretl users,
I have a student without access to a laptop and she wants to install gretl
in a tablet (Android, Lenovo TAB K11)
Thanks!
--
Atte.
Cristián Arturo Ducoing Ruiz
9:27 a.m.
On 13/01/2026 10:05, Marcin Błażejowski wrote:
On 1/13/26 10:03, Cristián Arturo Ducoing Ruiz wrote:
> Dear Gretl users,
> I have a student without access to a laptop and she wants to install
> gretl in a tablet (Android, Lenovo TAB K11)
Ahh, no chance.
What I always tell students, in cases like this, is that gretl is
/extremely/ efficient in terms of hardware requirements, so her best
best is probably to get hold of an old secondhand laptop she can get
online for 100 EUR or so. Gretl should be able to run on a PC like that
that with no issues at all.
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Riccardo (Jack) Lucchetti
Dipartimento di Scienze Economiche e Sociali (DiSES)
Università Politecnica delle Marche
(formerly known as Università di Ancona)
r.lucchetti(a)univpm.it
http://www2.econ.univpm.it/servizi/hpp/lucchetti
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11:30 a.m.
Am 13.01.2026 um 10:05 schrieb Marcin Błażejowski:
On 1/13/26 10:03, Cristián Arturo Ducoing Ruiz wrote:
> Dear Gretl users,
> I have a student without access to a laptop and she wants to install
> gretl in a tablet (Android, Lenovo TAB K11)
Ahh, no chance.
However, something seems to be happening in that area:
https://xdaforums.com/t/android-16s-terminal-app-is-a-full-linux-virtual-...
As it says, you need Android 16, and it's probably not for beginners.
cheers
sven
1:11 p.m.
On 13/01/2026 12:30, Sven Schreiber wrote:
Am 13.01.2026 um 10:05 schrieb Marcin Błażejowski:
> On 1/13/26 10:03, Cristián Arturo Ducoing Ruiz wrote:
>> Dear Gretl users,
>> I have a student without access to a laptop and she wants to install
>> gretl in a tablet (Android, Lenovo TAB K11)
>
> Ahh, no chance.
>
However, something seems to be happening in that area:
https://xdaforums.com/t/android-16s-terminal-app-is-a-full-linux-virtual-...
As it says, you need Android 16, and it's probably not for beginners.
Moreover, I reckon that running a linux distro in a VM on a tablet
should be *horribly* slow and inefficient, not to mention potential
crashes. To be explicit, far worse than what you'd get on a 100€ laptop
with Windows 10 on (just to reiterate).
-------------------------------------------------------
Riccardo (Jack) Lucchetti
Dipartimento di Scienze Economiche e Sociali (DiSES)
Università Politecnica delle Marche
(formerly known as Università di Ancona)
r.lucchetti(a)univpm.it
http://www2.econ.univpm.it/servizi/hpp/lucchetti
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1:19 p.m.
Am 13.01.2026 um 14:11 schrieb Riccardo (Jack) Lucchetti:
On 13/01/2026 12:30, Sven Schreiber wrote:
> Am 13.01.2026 um 10:05 schrieb Marcin Błażejowski:
>> On 1/13/26 10:03, Cristián Arturo Ducoing Ruiz wrote:
>>> Dear Gretl users,
>>> I have a student without access to a laptop and she wants to
>>> install gretl in a tablet (Android, Lenovo TAB K11)
>>
>> Ahh, no chance.
>>
> However, something seems to be happening in that area:
>
https://xdaforums.com/t/android-16s-terminal-app-is-a-full-linux-virtual-...
>
> As it says, you need Android 16, and it's probably not for beginners.
Moreover, I reckon that running a linux distro in a VM on a tablet
should be *horribly* slow and inefficient, not to mention potential
crashes. To be explicit, far worse than what you'd get on a 100€
laptop with Windows 10 on (just to reiterate).
Personally I'm also a fan of a full PC (laptop), so it's a good piece of
advice (apart from the Win10 part perhaps). But there are many people
and students around who come to classes with a tablet only. Especially
if you have to carry your equipment the whole day because you don't have
an office, I can understand why. (The costs of managing an additional
device is also non-negligible IMHO.)
About the slowness, I'm not so sure these days. It would be interesting
to hear some experiences, but probably not many people on this list have
tried it already I guess.
cheers
sven
1:27 p.m.
On 13/01/2026 10:05, Marcin Błażejowski wrote:
On 1/13/26 10:03, Cristián Arturo Ducoing Ruiz wrote:
> Dear Gretl users,
> I have a student without access to a laptop and she wants to install
> gretl in a tablet (Android, Lenovo TAB K11)
Ahh, no chance.
After some searching, it looks as if something promising is on the
horizon: https://github.com/sp1ritCS/gtk-android-builder.
I guess Marcin and/or Allin could have a better look and see if this may
lead anywhere.
-------------------------------------------------------
Riccardo (Jack) Lucchetti
Dipartimento di Scienze Economiche e Sociali (DiSES)
Università Politecnica delle Marche
(formerly known as Università di Ancona)
r.lucchetti(a)univpm.it
http://www2.econ.univpm.it/servizi/hpp/lucchetti
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11:17 p.m.
The Android app UserLand provides a version of Linux on an Android tablet
that has not been rooted. The basic app is free, but you need to install
the extras if you wish to run the Gretl GUI. The depository for Debian
Linux accessed by the app as gretl 2021a. You need a basic knowledge of
Linux to get it working. Out of curiosity, I tried to use it a long time
ago. This evening, I got it working on a Samsung A9+. It crashed several
times, but I did load a sample file and do a regression. I would not like
to have to depend on it. As stated already, you would be better off with
any PC or laptop.
John C Frain
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Rathfarnham.
Dublin 14
Ireland
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On Tue, 13 Jan 2026 at 13:29, Sven Schreiber <sven.schreiber(a)fu-berlin.de>
wrote:
Am 13.01.2026 um 14:11 schrieb Riccardo (Jack) Lucchetti:
On 13/01/2026 12:30, Sven Schreiber wrote:
Am 13.01.2026 um 10:05 schrieb Marcin Błażejowski:
On 1/13/26 10:03, Cristián Arturo Ducoing Ruiz wrote:
Dear Gretl users,
I have a student without access to a laptop and she wants to install gretl
in a tablet (Android, Lenovo TAB K11)
Ahh, no chance.
However, something seems to be happening in that area:
https://xdaforums.com/t/android-16s-terminal-app-is-a-full-linux-virtual-...
As it says, you need Android 16, and it's probably not for beginners.
Moreover, I reckon that running a linux distro in a VM on a tablet should
be *horribly* slow and inefficient, not to mention potential crashes. To
be explicit, far worse than what you'd get on a 100€ laptop with Windows 10
on (just to reiterate).
Personally I'm also a fan of a full PC (laptop), so it's a good piece of
advice (apart from the Win10 part perhaps). But there are many people and
students around who come to classes with a tablet only. Especially if you
have to carry your equipment the whole day because you don't have an
office, I can understand why. (The costs of managing an additional device
is also non-negligible IMHO.)
About the slowness, I'm not so sure these days. It would be interesting to
hear some experiences, but probably not many people on this list have tried
it already I guess.
cheers
sven
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12:49 p.m.
Am 14.01.2026 um 00:17 schrieb John C Frain:
The Android app UserLand provides a version of Linux on an Android
tablet that has not been rooted. The basic app is free, but you need
to install the extras if you wish to run the Gretl GUI. The
depository for Debian Linux accessed by the app as gretl 2021a. You
need a basic knowledge of Linux to get it working. Out of curiosity,
I tried to use it a long time ago. This evening, I got it working on
a Samsung A9+. It crashed several times, but I did load a sample file
and do a regression. I would not like to have to depend on it. As
stated already, you would be better off with any PC or laptop.
Still very interesting, thanks!
-sven
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