Linux Installer : Easy Way to Install Debian/Ubuntu on Android

Linux Installer can be downloaded here  and quick tutorial here. After download Linux Installer from Market,

• lets open it end click menu button end setup,

       

 

 

• then choose Distribution (Debian/Ubuntu) and version (example:Debian Lenny/Squeeze) .
• Then fill File size up to you (default is 500mb, if you will install GUI you should fill it with bigger size)
• Leave another setting to default, then close setting it will see like this:

• Then click create target loop, after that finish click format loop, and mount loop, after that it will see like this:

• Click install in loop and it will download .deb package from repository server and install it, how long time that it need is dependend on your internet connection and your device capability. After installation finish you can run it with terminal. You can use Connecbot terminal or adb shell.

$ linuxchroot

• How to add GUI (LXDE desktop)

first you need to update package

root@Galoula-ARMEL# apt-get update

root@Galoula-ARMEL# apt-get install lxde

• How to show LXDE GUI on Android VNC

– First install Android VNC from market then

– install tightvncserver on Debian/Ubuntu (on Android device not your computer)

root@Galoula-ARMEL# apt-get install tightvncserver

– How to add LXDE profile on tightvncserver ? –> lets write on Nano:

root@Galoula-ARMEL# nano /root/.vnc/xstartup

then add this text:

#!/bin/sh

xrdb $HOME/.Xresources

xsetroot -solid grey

lxsession

or if Android phone screen is to small and it is difficult to use nano, use this command :

root@Galoula-ARMEL# echo ‘#!/bin/sh’ >> /root/.vnc/xstartup

root@Galoula-ARMEL# echo ‘xrdb $HOME/.Xresources’ >> /root/.vnc/xstartup

root@Galoula-ARMEL# echo ‘xsetroot -solid grey’ >> /root/.vnc/xstartup

root@Galoula-ARMEL# echo ‘icewm &’ >> /root/.vnc/xstartup

root@Galoula-ARMEL# echo ‘lxsession’ >> /root/.vnc/xstartup

– too start tightvncserver (i use 320×240 aka ldpi device, lets change it depend on your Android Device)

root@Galoula-ARMEL# vncserver -geometry 320×240

(you will be asked password, set it exampe 000000 )

– then open Android VNC and fill it setting like that:

Nickname : linuxchroot

pasword : 000000

Adress : 127.0.0.1

Port : 5901

Username : linuxchroot

– then click connect and lets enjoy that 🙂

addition :

u can also  install lxde offline , by download lxde pakage and its dependencies  on your computer then transfer them to debian armel and on debian armel terminal:

# dpkg -i *.deb to install

but before it , u must get list of lxde dependencies with this (on debian armel terminal):

# apt-get --print-uris --yes install lxde | grep ^\' | cut -d\' -f2 > lxde.txt