https://github.com/dylanmeca/ubuntu-termux

Install Ubuntu on Android using Termux, no need for root. Develop software using the Ubuntu distribution on your android without the need for root and install software maintained by Canonical.
https://github.com/dylanmeca/ubuntu-termux

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Install Ubuntu on Android using Termux, no need for root. Develop software using the Ubuntu distribution on your android without the need for root and install software maintained by Canonical.

• Host: GitHub
• URL: https://github.com/dylanmeca/ubuntu-termux
• Owner: dylanmeca
• License: gpl-3.0
• Created: 2021-12-31T01:10:01.000Z (over 3 years ago)
• Default Branch: main
• Last Pushed: 2023-01-18T23:59:19.000Z (over 2 years ago)
• Last Synced: 2025-02-02T08:11:31.823Z (5 months ago)
• Topics: android, bash, linux, linux-distribution, linux-on-android, proot, proot-android, proot-distro, smartphone, termux, ubuntu, ubuntu-focal, ubuntu-on-android, ubuntu-on-android-termux, ubuntu-on-termux, udroid
• Language: Shell
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• Size: 68.4 KB
• Stars: 17
• Watchers: 2
• Forks: 5
• Open Issues: 0
• Metadata Files:
  • Readme: README.md
  • License: LICENSE
  • Security: SECURITY.md

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# Ubuntu on Termux

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Install Ubuntu on Android using Termux, no need for root.

Develop software using the Ubuntu distribution on your android without the need for root and install software maintained by Canonical.

## Pre-requirements

The requirements to install Ubuntu on android is to have termux installed and within termux it is necessary to have proot installed. It is not necessary to have root.

## Installation

To install Ubuntu in Termux you need to run these commands:

```shell

pkg install wget -y

pkg install proot -y

wget https://raw.githubusercontent.com/dylanmeca/ubuntu-termux/main/install.sh

chmod +x install.sh

./install.sh

```

Once the installation is finished to start Ubuntu you have to execute the command: ```ubuntu```

It is also possible to run an Ubuntu command from Termux. For example: ```ubuntu pwd```.

This will allow to run ubuntu commands from termux.

## Solution to known issues

* 1- One of the main mistakes is:

```text

groups: cannot find name for group ID 3003

groups: cannot find name for group ID 9997

groups: cannot find name for group ID 50399

```

To solve this error you must run these commands.

```shell

addgroup --system --gid 3003 inet

addgroup --system --gid 9997 everybody

addgroup --system --gid 50399 all_a399

```

Once these commands have been executed, this error will have been solved.

## Authors

* **Dylan Meca** - *Initial Work* - [dylanmeca](https://github.com/dylanmeca)

You can also look at the list of all [contributors](https://github.com/dylanmeca/ubuntu-termux/contributors) who have participated in this project.

## License

The license for this project is [GPL-3.0](https://github.com/dylanmeca/ubuntu-termux/blob/main/LICENSE).