How to install Genymotion on Arch Linux - A fast Android emulator alternative
Channel: Stacked Up
Date: 2016-05-15

The Android emulator that comes with the Android SDK is a little bit slow even on fast computers. Genymotion is a fast Android emulator so it’s a good alternative. It has plugins for Android Studio and Eclipse IDEs.

In the video I show how to install Genymotion on Arch Linux, a rolling Linux distribution; I show how to get and install the package from the AUR (Arch User Repository). Genymotion depends on VirtualBox in launching virtual devices. However, on Arch Linux some of the required modules in Genymotion and VirtualBox are not loaded automatically so in the video I also show how to install VirtualBox and load the required modules (you can read more about it on the Arch Linux manual on VirtualBox).