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I'm building the mobile version of a website and I want a way to test it. The problem with a lot of free emulators is that they are for windows. I know I could run them in wine, just wondering if there are native GNU/Linux applications.

PS: I want to perform these tests locally, I'm not looking for online emulators.

Pascal Thivent
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Install Opera Mobile in Ubuntu (.deb)

it´s faster then the Android-emulators, so better for Web-apps dev.

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Opera Labs have made installation in Ubuntu super easy:

  1. You download this .deb

  2. Double-click on it once download has completed

  3. Click on 'Install' in Ubuntu Software Center.

  4. Then open your ’Dash Home’ an wirte 'op'.

Source: http://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2010/08/install-opera-mobile-in-ubuntu-deb

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Use mobile emulation mode in Chrome: enter image description here

See https://developer.chrome.com/devtools/docs/device-mode#enable-device-mode

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http://developer.android.com/sdk/1.6_r1/index.html

I know android has a emulator for linux development I am sure you could use that. I have not used it myself much.

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  • Maybe this was a good option at the time, but the Android emulator is an insanely heavy-handed solution. You don't need to emulate a browser running on an OS on a hardware emulator. Just use the browser you're already using. – weberc2 Nov 28 '14 at 03:18
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There is a list of emulators here: http://www.mobilexweb.com/emulators

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The GnuPoc project provides a SymbianOS SDK for GNU/Linux. Check out the Symbian development on Linux and OS X page too.

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