LINUX DEPLOY is an open source software and redistribute it under license GPLv3. It's an easy to use application that creates a disk image on the flash card, mount it and install OS distribution. You require to have a super user privilege to install Linux on android phone.
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The best part of using this application is that the changes made on the device are reversible, i.e. the application and components can be removed completely. Installation of a distribution kit is carried out on from the official mirrors online.
Instructions and guidelines for Linux Deploy:
Supported Languages: English and Russian
Supported Distributions: Debian, Ubuntu, Arch Linux, Fedora, openSUSE, Kali Linux, Gentoo, RootFS.
Requirements:
Linux deploy at present needs root access to your Android machine. This means you must first root your device before installing any distribution.
Once you've rooted your device, install Linux Deploy off the Play store.
To access our Linux installation we'll be using either SSH or VNC. SSH gives us access to just the terminal. Using VNC we can run and control GUI applications too. As VNC is a little easier to demonstrate, we'll be using that in this tutorial. You can use any VNC server you like, but the free Jump VNC client is what I'll be using.
