Is it possible to install .apk files in linux PC? Not in emulator
I ask that questions because Android OS have linux kernel as a base. If you want to see Android Architecture Click Here.
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No.
Android phones do have the linux kernel, but that is the very, very bottom core. Android has many, many other utilities that open and use the .apk file.
This is a useful picture of the Android “build”. This was make by google.
Link: http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/af/Android-System-Architecture.svg
This gives a little more detail of what your asking and a little more.