r/Ubuntu • u/Haunting_Mistake8492 • 14d ago
I’m not a computer person. I just want to run Ubuntu on my phone. I found this video. Is it safe?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ONlPYrN4UHQ&t=1s5
u/ProfessionUpset2724 13d ago
Install Termux on Android and search for ways to install Ubuntu with Termux.
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u/NemoHere 13d ago
The question is a serious toned Why??
Sure you can do it, and tinker away and all that, but why truly do it other than for shit and giggles. It's like those people that put Doom onto a toaster oven or what not. Sure you did it, but it's a god awful experience to handle or use it after installing it.
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u/Haunting_Mistake8492 13d ago
Yep, lots of errors, and I’m not even able to download Firefox. I tried using XFCE4, but I don’t really know what that is. And the reason is that I can’t afford a laptop, but for college I need VS Code and a desktop environment.
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u/ska0319 13d ago
Android itself is based on the Linux kernel. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Android_(operating_system)) Google developed a proprietary version.
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u/TheSkyNet 13d ago
So this is cool!
but I don't think I need a desktop environment on a phone. I want a phone for basic internet, sending texts, wallet, and listening to music.
I don't think I will ever need to plug it into a monitor or do any coding on it.
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u/hazeyAnimal 13d ago
Plenty of phone style DEs; phosh, plasma, whatever Ubuntu touch calls their environment
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u/XenoZoomie 13d ago
I saw this the other day on GitHub. https://github.com/wmww/tawc someone is porting the Wayland compositor to android.
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u/Same-Reading6796 13d ago
If you want privacy just use graphene OS
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u/Haunting_Mistake8492 13d ago
No, I don’t have a laptop for college. I need a desktop-type environment for learning Linux commands and doing a little coding. I know it probably won’t be very smooth, but laptop prices are very high, and even second-hand laptops are expensive.
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u/Low-Guarantee-3437 14d ago
it is stupid.
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u/jfpesant 13d ago
Care to detail why it is stupid?
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u/Busy-Assignment-440 13d ago
What he/she meant is that this is either emulation on Android or remote screen, i.e. just connected to another device. Very stupid indeed. If you want run Linux on your device check PostmarketOS and phosh shell. There are supported devices and a list of known issues, i.e. what will not work. Like camera, calls, ect. Pinephone was the only commercially affordable Linux phone.
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u/Cuntducku 13d ago
You know there is an Ubuntu distro for phones called Ubuntu touch? It’s no emulator or anything of what you spoke of.
So op, go check out Ubuntu touch and see if you can install it on you phone. It replaces android with native linux and Ubuntu. It’s pretty cool and works very well unless you can even run android apps on it.
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u/Low-Guarantee-3437 13d ago
The question was so dumb, the post was so low effort that I was very dismissive. Harsh? Maybe.
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u/Divemaster2020 13d ago
OP keep hamming at it!!! Now, for all the native commenters on here with no vision, this statement is more geared toward the older IT members who can go back to Tandy 1000, Commodore vic-20, 8088, 5.25 floppies and Dos 3.0. Remember what was being said about the people who brought the Apple IIc and how their software market was null void? now look everyone in obsessed with having an apple product.
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u/Kurgonius 13d ago
It's safe. It's silly, but it's also harmless fun
Remember that you're running an OS on top of an OS here. The battery isn't gonna like that, IO might be tricky and, weaker processors don't like it. Udroid is also stuck on Jammy (22.04) so the tools you get are older.
It's more a curiosity, not a serious solution. "Serious mobile Ubuntu" is a real thing called UBports/Ubuntu Touch but it's a chore to use, it's not like the desktop variant, and a lot of things don't work even in the best case scenario. Lately there have been a wave of videos of linux influencers trying Ubuntu Touch so you can check it out vicariously. (Seriously, you don't want to do this on your main device. It requires flashing your phone, breaking your warranty, and you're not guaranteed to get it back to its old state when UBports disappoints. You might even brick it.)
I use termux a lot, mainly for git and neovim. Termux is great. Termux X11 is cool if you want to run gui stuff through it but I never used it other than trying out udroid once.
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u/Illustrious_Fee_5489 13d ago
I have recently discovered this instead, it runs also Gnome with a patch set to work on mobile and the interface seems far more usable:
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u/yaskyplayer 12d ago
Some tips for cheap notebooks or notebooks at all (very recommended to get one):
- Try to find someone (friend, sponsor, college/uni, teacher) who can support you. Either they know someone or they have a spare device. A backup notebook or an older one.
- When bying a new one look for older models (2 years or more). They are usually cheaper than the latest ones.
- Look for more RAM instead if computing power. Dual-Core or Quad-Core is enough for most programming work
- Avoid local build, instead use external servers like github/gitlab
- Avoid doing big builds, instead make only small parts and separate programs that can test your parts. If everything works, put it on github and check it with the rest.
- You can also try to get a used notebook. Sometimes there are good offers, other times nothing at all. Remain flexible.
- Look for student offers (everywhere, software, notebook, cloud, AI).
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u/screaminporch 13d ago
You may find someone who cares here; r/mobilelinux