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Debian noroot

pelya Productivity
3.8
570 Ratings
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20.01.09
version
Jan 10, 2020
release date
175.9 MB
file size
Free
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What's New

Fixed mouse input lag

Fixed dark mode on Android 10

About Debian noroot Android App

This app will install Debian Buster with Xfce desktop environment.
You do not need to root your device.
You will need 1.2 Gb free on internal storage.
A mouse or stylus is highly recommended.

This app is NOT full Debian OS - it is a compatibility layer, based on PRoot, which allows you to run user-land Debian applications.
Your phone is not rooted during installation.
Running Wireshark or Aircrack-ng will fail, because they require root.
This is not an official Debian.org release.

To install packages (web browser for example), open Terminal and run commands:

sudo apt-get update

sudo apt-get install chromium


You can check full list of packages in Synaptic package manager.

Packages that work:
synaptic gimp inkscape clementine chromium vlc mplayer audacity lmms

In VLC and Audacity, select PulseAudio as audio output.

To run Chromium, use command:

chromium --disable-dev-shm-usage --no-sandbox

Packages that fail to run:
firefox-esr libreoffice konqueror kodi kdenlive blender, and anything that uses OpenGL.

Sources are here:
https://github.com/pelya/commandergenius/tree/sdl_android/project/jni/application/xserver-debian
Previous versions are here:
https://sourceforge.net/projects/libsdl-android/files/ubuntu/

Other Information:

Package Name:
Requires Android:
Android 5.0+
Other Sources:

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This version of Debian noroot Android App comes with one universal variant which will work on all the Android devices.

Variant
200109
(Jan 10, 2020)
Architecture
armeabi-v7a
Minimum OS
Android 5.0+
Screen DPI
nodpi (all screens)
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