Ubuntu on 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.

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:

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:

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.

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

You can also look at the list of all contributors who have participated in this project.

License

The license for this project is GPL-3.0.