Has anyone here installed Andronix - Linux on Android without root

[Robin Goodfellow]

Have you installed Linux on top of Android on your Android phone?
<https://andronix.app/>

Can you provide advice from your experience as to what you like about it?

Andronix - Linux on Android without root, by Devriz Technologies LLP
<https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=studio.com.techriz.andronix>
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https://github.com/AndronixApp
https://docs.andronix.app/
https://dev.to/imprakharshukla/installing-linux-on-your-android-device-25cf
https://developers.redhat.com/blog/2017/03/16/installing-linux-on-an-android-phone
https://fossbytes.com/how-to-install-a-linux-on-android-phone-without-rooting/

[Robin Goodfellow]

> Can you provide advice from your experience as to what you like about it?

It would be nice to know how these "real" Linux distros inside Termux
compare to plain old Termux in terms of getting things done in Android.
<http://andronix.app/>

Regarding "AndroiNix - Linux running inside of Android without root"...
<https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=studio.com.techriz.andronix>

I installed AndroNix where my initial five-minute experience so far was...
1. You download the app & when you run it, it asks a few basic questions.
2. I chose not to add a GUI (I opted only for the command line interface).
3. And then, you're on the {Debian,Fedora,Ubuntu,etc.} CLI inside Termux.
<https://docs.andronix.app/unmodded-distros/unmodded-os-installation/>

After rebooting, your choices then become:
a. On your Android phone, you can still start Termux (and stay in Termux)
b. Or, start Termux & then start _any_ Linux distro (e.g., Ubuntu 20.04)
c. Type "exit" to return you to Termux (type it again to exit Termux)
<https://dev.to/imprakharshukla/installing-linux-on-your-android-device-25cf>

Note the Linux distro is installed inside Termux using these commands
$ pkg update -y && pkg install wget curl proot tar -y &&
wget https://raw.githubusercontent.com/AndronixOrigin/master/Installer/Ubuntu20/ubuntu20.sh
-O ubuntu20.sh && chmod +x ubuntu20.sh && bash ubuntu20.sh
Which will result in the instruction at the end of that activity.
"You can now launch Ubuntu with the ./start-ubuntu20.sh
script form next time"
This will show all the src back-end scripts that AndroNix uses.
<https://github.com/AndronixApp/AndronixOrigin>

Then, whenever you are in Termux, you can go to Ubuntu using
$ ./start-ubuntu20.sh
Which puts into the Ubuntu 20.04 CLI (or whatever distro you chose).
root@localhost:~# _____

It's clear you can install a bunch of "real" Linux distros
where to start any of them you use their particular start command.

If you want to start the Linux GUI, you need a few more steps.
<https://www.fosslicious.com/2019/10/install-and-run-ubuntu-on-termux.html>

All necessary software is available on the Google Play Store.
<https://androidarcitect.com/2020/09/15/andronix-get-linux-on-android/>

It would be nice to know how these "real" Linux distros
compare to Termux in terms of getting things done in Android.
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Never use the Google Play Termux; use F-Droid Termux instead.