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- Guide How to run Linux on Android without root (2026) The easiest ways to run Ubuntu, Debian or Kali on an Android phone, compared: Andronix, Termux proot-distro, UserLAnd and AnLinux.
- Guide Andronix vs UserLAnd vs AnLinux vs proot-distro An honest comparison of the ways to run Linux on Android without root, and when to pick which.
Guides
- Guide Andronix with Termux: older phones and the command line For phones with Android 7 or without a 64-bit ARM processor, and for the command-line installer.
- Guide A UserLAnd Alternative: Running Linux on Android with Andronix UserLAnd and Andronix both run Linux on Android without root. How they differ in distros, desktops and upkeep, and how to try Andronix next to UserLAnd.
- Guide How to Install Arch Linux on Android without Root (2026) Run Arch Linux ARM on Android without root: pacman, a sudo user and an XFCE, LXQt or MATE desktop, right inside the free Andronix app.
- Guide How to Install Debian on Android without Root (2026) Run Debian 13 on your Android phone without root, with a full XFCE, LXQt, MATE or KDE Plasma desktop, right inside the free Andronix app.
- Guide Is Termux Safe? What It Can Access, and Where to Get It Yes, when it comes from an official source: Termux is open source and runs in Android's app sandbox. The real risks are fake copies and pasted commands. The official sources (F-Droid, GitHub, Google Play) and what Termux can access.
- Guide VNC on Termux: Set Up a Linux Desktop You Can Reach from Any Device Run a Linux desktop in Termux and open it in a VNC viewer on your phone, tablet or laptop: install a distro, start the VNC server, connect, and keep it safe.
- Guide Android's Linux Terminal vs Termux and Andronix: Which Should You Use? Google's Linux Terminal runs Debian in a virtual machine on some Android phones. How it differs from Termux with proot and Andronix, which phones support it, and when to pick each.
- Guide How to Install Kali Linux on Android without Root Install Kali Linux rolling on an Android phone without root, with an XFCE, LXQt, MATE or KDE Plasma desktop, right inside the free Andronix app. What you need, the steps, and the limits.
- Guide How to Install Ubuntu on Android without Root (2026) Run Ubuntu 26.04 LTS or 24.04 LTS on your Android phone without root, with a full XFCE or KDE Plasma desktop, right inside the free Andronix app.
- Guide Termux:X11: A Full-Screen Linux Desktop on Android Set up Termux:X11 for a full-screen XFCE, KDE Plasma or LXQt desktop on Android: where to get the official APK, the one command that opens it, and fixes for a black screen or not connected.
Releases and news
- News We've Retired translate.andronix.app Our Crowdin translation project is closed. The Andronix app is now in 7 languages, with more coming. Thank you to everyone who translated it.
- Release Andronix 2.0 A new installer, nine current distros, a real desktop with Termux:X11, Modded OS 2.0, and a fix for Modded downloads. Here's everything that changed, and what's still rough.
- News Calling for Andronix Maintainers We are looking for maintainers for Andronix. If you are interested, please read this blog.
- Release Andronix 7.0: Refresh Long time no see, and here we are again. Andronix is getting updated to version 7.0.
- Release Andronix 6.0: A New Beginning Andronix 6.0 is here. A new beginning for Andronix. Read more about the changes in this blog.
- News Andronix, Termux and F-Droid Information about migrating Termux from Google Play Store to F-Droid after the shutdown of Bintray, a package hosting service from JFrog.
