Linux on Dex - Can you install additional programs? R? Vim? Linux on Dex is on an Arm processor, not Intel processor. Does this mean I can't install most normal programs? If you have Linux on Dex could you try and install these two programs, run them, and confirm this will work? I know it just came out, but would like to know before laying out a grand on a Samsung Galaxy Note 9.

R Statistical Package

apt-get update
apt-get install r-base
R


Vim Editor

sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install vim
vim new_project.c


And to quit Vim press Esc then press :. The cursor should appear at the lower left corner of the screen beside a colon prompt. Enter the following q! and Vim will quit.
Both of these Linux packages load and run fine on Dex (Note 9):

R:


vim: