Ubuntu for Android - How to install...!!!

Now multi-core Android phones can be PCs too. Ubuntu for Android enables high-end Android handsets to run .

Pre Requisites:

• Device should have been Rooted with Busy Box installed.
• A minimum of 1GHZ processor (recommended)
• Android OS version should be Android Eclair 2.1 or higher
• Android device should be on Custom ROM firmware and not on Stock Firmware
• SD card with at least 3.5GB of free space for large image (2.5GB for small image)
• ADB should be installed in your computer
• Active Data connection on your device (Recommended 3G / Wi Fi)
• Ext2 file system support

Steps to install OS : -

• Download Ubuntu Installer App, VNC Viewer App, terminal app from Google’s PLAY Store in your phone.

• Downlaod Boot Strip & Ubuntu image from here to your computer and place the same in your device’s internal memory.

• Ubuntu 12.04 v4 Core – just the basic install of ubuntu no GUI about 200MB to download and 750MB once extracted,
• Ubuntu 12.04 v4 Small – Includes the LXDE desktop about 400MB to download and 2GB once extracted giving about 1GB free space and includes normal programs like firefox,
• Ubuntu 12.04 v4 Full – The image you have been waiting for including Unity! plus a range of programs this is 1.3GB to download and 3.5GB once extracted with about 1.5GB free space

• Once you have downloaded the above two zip files, extract the files in a folder called Ubuntu and copy the same to your Android phone’s internal memory.

• Open the terminal in your phone and enter the below mentioned commands one after other in the same chronological manner,

su

cd /sdcard/Ubuntu

sh Ubuntu.sh

• Up next you will be asked to select the screen size, select 800 x 480 or 1024 x 600 as per your choice. Up next, you will get a message root@localhost:/# : if you get this message then it means that Ubuntu is running and click on “Next”, (If you don’t get this then check with the device rooting status with the help of Root Checker app from Play Store and Busy Box installation)

• Now, terminal will act as the Ubuntu command line, to connect to the GUI you need to run the VNC Viewer app which you have downloaded in your Android Phone.

• Set your IP Address to local host and port number as 5900. Enter the password as “Ubuntu &the press “Connect” to connect and GUI will be rendering the same. Once you are finished in Ubuntu, type on exit in the command line and wait till the same shuts down.

Note: Just in a rare case if the device is not updated and it gets into the boot loop mode, you need to again clear the cache from the recovery mode and retry the whole process from the start.

Disclaimer: We should not be held liable for any damage caused in the process of updating your Android Phone with Ubuntu. We also haven’t tried porting this to all Android devices but can test the same at your own risk.