Linux on DeX, as the name suggests, only works in DeX (with one caveat) but only those two devices are actually supported. Despite the fact that the Galaxy S8/S8+, Galaxy Note 8, and Galaxy S9/S9 ...

But now, with DeX able to run on Windows or Mac as an app, it makes a lot more sense. Today, those Windows and Mac apps are live for Samsung DeX, so you can try it out right now.

And if you remove the app you may not be able to easily install it again in the future, as Samsung will no longer make Dex for Mac available for download. /u/Prasanna22 via xda-developers ...

So it doesn't seem that Samsung is targeting the novice Linux user, but that was somewhat indicated in its October 2017 announcement. I'm not sure that this is going to boost DeX Dock sales at all.

However, you can open the Linux on DeX app to download a system image. Samsung has partnered with Ubuntu to make downloads readily available on your device, but you can also grab the 3.6GB image ...

Getting started If you want to turn the S8 or S8 Plus into a PC, you're going to need a bunch of extra parts. There's the DeX dock ($150) to start, which has most of the requisite connections ...