Linux Deploy

Installing and running a GNU/Linux distribution on your Android device

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Linux Deploy 2.6.0 APK

March 1, 2020 17.1 MB

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Android 5.0+

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Linux Deploy 2.5.1 APK

January 9, 2020 16.51 MB

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Android 4.1+

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Linux Deploy 2.5.0 APK

November 10, 2019 17.16 MB

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Android 4.0.3+

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Linux Deploy 2.4.1 APK

October 20, 2019 17.36 MB

Requires Android: Android 4.0.3+

Screen DPI: 120-640dpi

SHA1: a272f9f23a4121e6ea5074663905dde588445022

Size: 17.36 MB

What's New:

Added power trigger (#1118)

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Linux Deploy 2.4.0 APK

August 22, 2019 17.3 MB

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Android 4.0.3+

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Linux Deploy 2.3.1 APK

August 4, 2019 10.1 MB

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Android 4.0.3+

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Linux Deploy 2.3.0 APK

March 17, 2019 10.26 MB

Requires Android: Android 4.0.3+

Screen DPI: 120-640dpi

SHA1: 728010f1b5304f3bc8372dc191402ff1bd913815

Size: 10.26 MB

What's New:

Code refactoring and migrated to AndroidX (issue #1058)
Fixed start on boot on Android 8.1 (issue #1041)
Fixed notification channels (issue #1059)
Fixed Arch Linux bootstrap (issue #1055)

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Linux Deploy 2.2.2 APK

December 24, 2018 9.85 MB

Requires Android: Android 4.0.3+

Screen DPI: 120-640dpi

SHA1: 355744a3eacfdcce677dae56d324d7d7a53bf5a2

Size: 9.85 MB

What's New:

Have separate source/target inputs for mounts (issue #1019)
Fixed problem with running "am" via unchroot (issue #987)
Fixed problem with color in the list of mount points (issue #1018)

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Linux Deploy 2.2.1 APK

October 31, 2018 9.85 MB

Requires Android: Android 4.0.3+

Screen DPI: 120-640dpi

SHA1: ef26fd6ffda89525e3f591dcda1b613aa0dcf8a5

Size: 9.85 MB

What's New:

Added package zstd for Arch Linux bootstrap
Updated built-in busybox to v1.29.3

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Linux Deploy 2.2.0 APK

August 25, 2018 9.85 MB

Requires Android: Android 4.0.3+

Screen DPI: 120-640dpi

SHA1: bca959f0ec8134157c7d44cc23804d78470155df

Size: 9.85 MB

What's New:

All CLI files are moved to the environment directory
Automatic start of httpd and telnetd after Android reboot
Automatically change an interpreter in scripts after changing the environment directory
Updated built-in busybox to v1.29.2
Improved Arch Linux bootstrap
The web terminal now opens in the Chrome custom tab
Fixed problem with UID and GID numeration
Fixed problem with lxpolkit
Fixed problem with randomly disconnecting web terminal
Access rules for web terminal by default "A:127.0.0.1 D:*"

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Linux Deploy 2.1.1 APK

August 22, 2018 10.02 MB

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Android 4.0+

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Linux Deploy 2.1.0 APK

May 18, 2018 9.71 MB

Requires Android: Android 4.0+

Screen DPI: 120-640dpi

SHA1: d67327784061608e9b65a369ecf2031261ffe585

Size: 9.71 MB

What's New:

Added support Ubuntu 18.04 (bionic)
Disabled auto changing SELinux mode
End of support for Android is below version 4.0

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Linux Deploy 2.0.7 APK

April 28, 2018 9.66 MB

Requires Android: Android 2.3.4+

Screen DPI: 120-640dpi

SHA1: 500157cec09f2319f0d59db1fd2611e37a003755

Size: 9.66 MB

What's New:

Fixed problem with seccomp (issue #869)
Improved Gentoo bootstrap

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Linux Deploy 2.0.6 APK

March 17, 2018 9.78 MB

Requires Android: Android 2.3.4+

Screen DPI: 120-640dpi

SHA1: c9541a2f672ee37679dd3221f0cfa764f744bdee

Size: 9.78 MB

What's New:

Improved mount and unmount functions
Force make a filesystem
Added support for PulseAudio

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Linux Deploy 2.0.5 APK

January 21, 2018 9.78 MB

Requires Android: Android 2.3.4+

Screen DPI: 120-640dpi

SHA1: e74225ba1422867fdbedc374cf8082296f3f58d3

Size: 9.78 MB

What's New:

Enabled journal for ext3/4 FS, ext2 without journal
Added an attempt to re-unmount in case of failure
The e2fsck utility is included in the assembly
Fixed problem with running dbus in Fedora
Fixed issue of creating a FS (mke2fs) when using busybox from system (issue # 891)
START and STOP buttons in notification
Show app after five taps on notification in stealth mode

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Linux Deploy 2.0.4 APK

November 29, 2017 8.09 MB

Requires Android: Android 2.3.4+

Screen DPI: 120-640dpi

SHA1: 9ea073bcbeb0a93804b6081e2f2509095cc0cafa

Size: 8.09 MB

What's New:

Added support Fedora 26 and 27
Updated Arch Linux bootstrap
openSUSE end of support

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Linux Deploy 2.0.3 APK

October 6, 2017 8.1 MB

Requires Android: Android 2.3.4+

Screen DPI: 120-640dpi

SHA1: 78a2be6fcc2c6e900c79de68f3f3e2aa21f70774

Size: 8.1 MB

What's New:

Added GNU dd utility (issue #729)
Added support for arm64 architecture in Gentoo
Fixed problem with set a variable name using the "config" command
Translated into Indonesian (issue #851)

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Linux Deploy 2.0.2 APK

August 8, 2017 7.57 MB

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Android 2.3.4+

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Linux Deploy 2.0.1 APK

February 21, 2017 7.55 MB

Requires Android: Android 2.3.4+

Screen DPI: 120-640dpi

SHA1: 7da3c266b22f2faec5662275a3066cd3fe4e21d3

Size: 7.55 MB

What's New:

Added Fedora 25 (issue #683)
Fixed Arch Linux bootstrap (issue #699)
Fixed Fedora and CentOS bootstrap (issue #646)
Fixed Kali Linux bootstrap (issue #708)

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