Not Linux, but fitting the context of the article: the Visual Studio Emulator for Android works very well, and is free. On Windows, it uses Hyper-V.<p><a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.visualstudio.com&#x2F;en-us&#x2F;features&#x2F;msft-android-emulator-vs.aspx" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.visualstudio.com&#x2F;en-us&#x2F;features&#x2F;msft-android-emu...</a>