Script to install Ubuntu in Termux.
- Contents
- Features
- Installation
- How to Login
- How to Start a VNC Server
- How to Install a Desktop Environment
- How to Uninstall Ubuntu
- Bugs
- License
- Interactive Installation.
- Color output (if supported).
- Shows progress during extraction.
- Install Ubuntu in custom directory.
- Automatic configuration (i.e set root password).
- Other optimizations and improvements.
Download and execute the installer script (install-ubuntu.sh) or copy and paste below commands in Termux.
apt-get update -y && apt-get install wget -y && wget -O install-ubuntu.sh https://raw.githubusercontent.com/jorexdeveloper/termux-ubuntu/main/install-ubuntu.sh && bash install-ubuntu.sh
The program also displays help information with option -h or --help to guide you further.
After successful installation, run command ub or ubuntu to start Ubuntu.
| User/Login | Password |
|---|---|
| root (super user) | root |
Start Ubuntu and run command vnc to start the VNC server. The server will be started at localhost (127.0.0.1).
The program also displays help information with option -h or --help to guide you further.
Note: The VNC server and Desktop Environment may not be pre-installed. You can install them as shown below.
After starting the VNC server, install NetHunter KeX, or a VNC viewer of your choice and login with below information. (Use current user name and VNC password which is set on first run of vnc)
| User | Display | Port | Address |
|---|---|---|---|
| root | :0 | 5900 | localhost:0 |
| other | :1 | 5901 | localhost:1 |
Copy and paste below commands in Ubuntu. The commands below need to be run as root.
apt update && apt full-upgrade && unminimize <<<"y" && apt install man sudo dbus-x11 tigervnc-standalone-server ubuntu-desktop-minimal
To uninstall Ubuntu, copy and paste below commands in Termux. (replace $HOME/ubuntu-{armhf,arm64} with the directory where you installed the rootfs if custom directory was specified)
rm -rI $PREFIX/bin/ub $PREFIX/bin/ubuntu $HOME/ubuntu-{armhf,arm64}
Currently, there aren't any bugs that i know about but please let me know in the issues section if you find any or for improvement suggestions.
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