Waydroid on Zorin OS 18 : Installation Guide with Commands and a Video Guide

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I’d like to share a step-by-step guide to install Waydroid on Zorin OS 18, so you can run Android apps natively on your Linux desktop. This method works best on Wayland sessions, as Waydroid integrates smoothly without requiring Weston.

Step 1: Make sure you have Zorin OS 18 with Wayland as Default Compositor. Its there in Zorin OS 18 as default.

Step 2: Download Android System.img and Vendor.img from Sourceforge from this link.

Step 3: Extract the Android System and Vendor Images with Unzip command.

sudo unzip lineage-20.0-20250823-VANILLA-waydroid_x86_64-system.zip
sudo unzip lineage-20.0-2025
0809-MAINLINE-waydroid_x86_64-vendor.zip

Step 4: Update your Linux Package Index using:
sudo apt update

Step 5: Add the Waydroid Repository
curl -s https://repo.waydro.id | sudo bash

Step 6: Install Waydroid
sudo apt install waydroid

Step 7: Move System.img and Vendor.img to these directories after creating them
sudo mkdir /etc/waydroid-extra
sudo mkdir /etc/waydroid-extra/images
sudo mv system.img /etc/waydroid-extra/images
sudo mv vendor.img /etc/waydroid-extra/images

Step 8: Intiliaze Waydroid
sudo waydroid init -f

Step 9: Launch Waydroid and Enjoy

If you want to see the demonstration in video, please see my created video. No Complusion for views.

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Hi, there was a game that used to be on PC that is now only on Android. I have played around with that other OS and its Android Virtual Software but it did not work as the exported package became .apk+. Is it just a case of using File Roller to extract from .apk+? The game in question is Shadow Fight 2.

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@techsolutionz,
I have removed the video links in your post.

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hey, thanks for this guide, what do i do if i am not getting an internet connection at all inside waydroid?

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@rxs

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Do you know how to get the Waydroid to run in X11 mode? I cannot use Wayland, it crashes on my PC.