# waydroid > A container-based approach to boot a full Android system on a regular Linux system like Ubuntu. > More information: . - Start Waydroid: `waydroid` - Initialize Waydroid (required on first run or after reinstalling Android): `waydroid init` - Install a new Android app from a file: `waydroid app install {{path/to/file.apk}}` - Launch an Android app by its package name: `waydroid app launch {{com.example.app}}` - Start or stop the Waydroid session: `waydroid session {{start|stop}}` - Manage the Waydroid container: `waydroid container {{start|stop|restart|freeze|unfreeze}}`