DebDroid: Debian on Android
6 days ago
- #Debian
- #Chroot
- #Android
- DebDroid provides a lightweight and minimal Debian chroot environment for Android devices.
- It runs a real Debian chroot directly on Android without depending on Termux or additional user-space layers.
- DebDroid mounts key Android system paths to provide near-native Linux functionality.
- Requires a rooted Android device and 1-5GB of available storage space.
- The software is provided 'as is' without any warranties.
- DebDroid patches certain system utilities for compatibility with Android.
- Installation involves downloading and extracting DebDroid-main.zip, then running install.sh via Terminal Emulator.
- DebDroid files are installed in /data/local/debdroid and /sdcard/debdroid.
- Users can launch the Debian environment by running debdroid.sh.
- Specific commands can be executed inside the chroot without starting an interactive shell.
- Patch scripts are available to fix common issues like networking problems.
- The Debian root filesystem (debian.img) can be manually expanded if more space is needed.
- The _apt user needs network access fixes via the apt.sh patch.
- Users must be added to the inet group for networking tools access.
- Programs like gpg and sshd have been patched to run properly within DebDroid.