No. 100 of 103 ·AI Coding Assistants

Ika

Linux

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Ika is ranked #100 of 103 in AI coding assistants on Freedom251. It runs on Linux.

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Product: Ika is a desktop first Android 16 build based on LineageOS 23.2, running in a Cuttlefish virtual machine.
Host support: The project describes native builds for Apple Silicon and x86-64 systems, with packages for Fedora, Debian/Ubuntu and Arch Linux.
Hardware: A successful source build requires at least 16 GB of RAM and 300 GB of storage, and the initial build may take 3–6 hours or more.
Graphics: Ika supports GPU acceleration with OpenGL ES and Vulkan.
Desktop apps: Android apps can run in their own resizable desktop windows and can be added to the desktop app menu.
Games: Game mode can start games fullscreen with gamepad, keyboard and mouse input passthrough.
Build options: Builds can include MindTheGapps, microG, or a de-Googled ROM without an app store.
Networking: The default guest networking is Ethernet only; Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, NFC, UWB, GNSS and the modem simulator remain off unless enabled.
Packages: Ika is distributed as separate host application and Android disk image packages, with prebuilt downloads listed for supported Linux distributions and architectures.
Limits: Debian and Ubuntu require Mesa 26.1 or newer to use Ika.
License: The repository license page includes components under multiple licenses, including MIT and Apache License 2.0.
Intended users: The project describes itself as an Android desktop for Linux hosts, including Apple Silicon systems running Asahi Linux and x86-64 systems.

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