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Apps you'll need (both are open source and no google play store required):
UserLAnd (ULA): https://userland.tech/ (Git: https://github.com/CypherpunkArmory/UserLAnd )
bVNC_Free: https://github.com/iiordanov/remote-desktop-clients/releases
After installing both software, a simple desktop can be setup with more or less these steps:
1) Open up ULA > choose a distro (I chose Debian)
2) Wait for the initial setup to finish and it will boot you to a simple Window system with a terminal.
3) From there type "su" to switch over to the "system's root" (not actual phone's root).
4) type: apt-get update > when done > apt-get install lxde (for lxde desktop).
5) Wait for all the packages to download and setup (may take a while and have your charger readily available).
6) When all is done go into ULA > go to Sessions list > Kill service on your OS > relaunch it and should boot you to the desktop.
Desktop Resizing:
If the desktop size doesn't fit your screen, in your new Linux home folder create a new file named ".vncrc" and inside add a custom resolution line such as: $geometry = "1280x720";
Restarting the X Server should reload with the correct display settings.
A screenshot of what you can expect:
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It's a nice learning experience, but far from a desktop os in your pocket.
anyway, the problem I had is that it was really slow, I have an old phone a moto e2.
I also tried sailfish os, it's a great, I like that it uses rpm packages, but unfortunately the port for my phone lacks the android alien subsystem, so there's lots of apps that don't run.
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While the system works, be ready for a few errors here and there, it's usable but far from a pleasant mini desktop on your phone. A few of the issues I encountered: Can't apply themes and icon themes on Xfce, some programs refuse to run unless I open a
terminal > type "su" and then the name of the program and I have yet to get sound working.
On the good side of things, I've been able to run firefox and browse youtube (without sound), run Gimp and Libreoffice and basic programs like calculator and a text editor.
I also tried a couple of games but they crashed upon trying to create the window.
you'll probably stumb upon this error, that doesn't let you compile anything w/yaourt
$ fakeroot
fakeroot, while creating message channels: Function not implemented
This may be due to a lack of SYSV IPC support.
fakeroot: error while starting the `faked' daemon
kill: usage: ...
so you need to install fake root in opt but bypassing fakeroot on PKGBUILD, just create this PKGBUILD in a directory
pkgname=fakeroot-tcp
_pkgname=fakeroot
pkgver=1.23
pkgrel=1
pkgdesc='Tool for simulating superuser privileges,with tcp ipc'
arch=('i686' 'x86_64' 'armv7h')
license=('GPL')
url="http://packages.debian.org/fakeroot"
install=fakeroot.install
depends=('glibc' 'filesystem' 'sed' 'util-linux' 'sh')
makedepends=('po4a')
provides=("${_pkgname}=${pkgver}-${pkgrel}")
conflicts=("${_pkgname}")
source=(http://ftp.debian.org/debian/pool/main/f/$_pkgname/${_pkgname}_${pkgver}.orig.tar.xz)
wget http://ftp.debian.org/debian/pool/main/f/fakeroot/fakeroot_1.23.orig.tar.xz
tar xvf fakeroot_1.23.orig.tar.xz
cd fakeroot-1.23/
./bootstrap
./configure --prefix=/opt/fakeroot \
--libdir=/opt/fakeroot/libs \
--disable-static \
--with-ipc=tcp
make
sudo make install
/opt/fakeroot/bin/fakeroot
exit
exit
make it with makepkg -si it will install fakeroot to opt.
Now add to bashrc
export PATH=/opt/fakeroot/bin:$PATH
now download the fakeroot-tcp PKGBUILD from AUR (and the source patches) and install with makepkg -si (you would probably need to exit vnc and restart the environment to source the variables)
now that you have installed fakeroot-tcp, just remove /opt/fakeroot (with rm )
now you can install yaourt ! :D:D
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