[How To] Install Ubuntu on Android terminals

lc-root | February 12, 2012 | How To | No Comments

Material Needed

Android phone with permissions root
Sdk installed and running
Busybox (Download)
UbuntuPack (Download)

Process

Installing BusyBox:

Download from the market and Root Terminal Emulator Explorer
Save the file in the root of the SD card busybox busybox appointing him
Open Root Explorer, and go into the directory /system/ and click “Mount R/W“

Open Terminal Emulator and type the following commands:

mkdir /system/xbin 
cat /sdcard/busybox > /system/xbin/busybox 
chmod 755 /system/xbin/busybox 
busybox-install /system/xbin 
sync 
reboot

The device will be restarted. To check the successful installation, open a new terminal and type busybox.

Installing Ubuntu:

Remove the pack you downloaded and copy it to the root of the SD card
At this point you have to remove the sd card and activate the USB Debugging (go to Settings>Applications> Development)
At this point, through the command prompt, you must position yourself sdk/toolsdirectory and type
```
adb shell
```
Type “of” (if you have problems, probably the device does not have root permissions)
At this point we must enter into this folder in Ubuntu SD and then type
```
cd /sdcard/ubuntu
```
Subsequently
```
sh. /ubuntu.sh
```
And finally
```
bootubuntu
```
If the installation is successful, it should appear localhost
Ubuntu is already theoretically be used but only from the command line and if we want to use it via the GUI, we have to perform these additional steps:
```
apt-get update 
apt-get install tightvncserver (for installing tight vnc server) 
apt-get install lxde (to install LX DE) 
-export USER = root, 
vncserver-geometry 1024 × 800
```
(Varies depending on the resolution of your terminal)
Set the password for vnc of your choice

Now we issue the following commands:

cat> /root/.vnc/xstartup 

#!/bin/sh 
xrdb $ HOME/.Xresources 
xsetroot-solid gray 
& icewm 
lxsession

Enter twice CTRL+D and then Enter
At this point you have to open Android VNC application on the terminal, enter the password you set previously and set the port to 5901 and click connect, at this point if all goes well, you should see the desktop of Ubuntu

Now to make it easier to begin, we must add the following code:

cat > Front 
export USER = root 
cd / 
rm -r -f tmp 
mkdir tmp 
cd / 
vncserver-geometry 1024 × 800

Enter twice CTRL+D and then Enter

Type:

front cat /root/.bashrc > temp 
cp temp /root/.bashrc

At this point, to run Ubuntu just open Terminal Emulator and type:
```
of 
bootubuntu
```

If all goes well, you end up with an operating system running at 100% where you can launch the native application for Ubuntu, test the system and so on!

[box type=”info”] The Ubuntu installation does not compromise the Android operating system because Ubuntu is installed as a “subsystem”.[/box]