linux gui apps?
Discussion
Not yet, likely available on v16
but is this the thing? how is it different from android gui?
It's a Linux VM on your phone. How Google will integrate the GUI aspect I'm not sure, it's not available yet. This is experimental at the moment, but gives you a full Linux environment atop a hypervisor.
https://www.androidpolice.com/android-15-linux-terminal-app/