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Older phones and the command line

Andronix with Termux

On most phones, Andronix runs Linux right inside the app: see Linux in the app. This page is for phones with Android 7 or without a 64-bit ARM processor, and for people who want the command-line installer: Andronix then runs your distro inside Termux, a free, open-source terminal app.

Get Termux on F-Droid Termux on GitHub
Install Termux from F-Droid, GitHub or Google Play (Android 11 or newer for the Play version). Andronix never bundles Termux.
Known issue: on some Android 9 phones with a 4.4 kernel, desktops may show a black screen. The command line still works, and the installer warns you.

Step by step

From Termux to a Linux desktop

  1. Install Termux

    Download Termux from F-Droid, GitHub or Google Play and install it.

  2. Open Termux

    Launch Termux once and wait for it to finish setting up its base packages.

  3. Pick a distro and a desktop

    In the Andronix app, or with the command builder below. Choose "No desktop" for a terminal-only install.

  4. Run the command in Termux

    The installer checks your phone, downloads the distro, unpacks it and installs the desktop. When it finishes it prints how to start your distro.

  5. Connect to the desktop

    Run andronix desktop to open it in Termux:X11 (nightly, universal-debug APK), with sound. VNC viewers work too.

  6. Keep it up to date

    Run andronix update in Termux to update the installer and your distros.

Ubuntu 26.04 with KDE Plasma running Konsole and the Dolphin file manager
Ubuntu 26.04 with KDE Plasma, installed with one command

Your command

Build the install command

Distro

Desktop

KDE Plasma runs on Ubuntu, Debian and Kali and needs 4 GB of RAM.

$ curl -fsSL https://dl.andronix.app/get.sh -o $PREFIX/tmp/get.sh && sh $PREFIX/tmp/get.sh install ubuntu --de xfce
Run it in Termux 

  





      
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Ready to run Linux on your phone?

        
Install Andronix, pick a distribution, and paste your command into Termux to get started.

        

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