This is going to be nice. Good first step.

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    You need to enter these commands in the Linux terminal app, not in the X server app. Once the two apps connect, it should be possible to launch another terminal inside the X server.

    • Go to your phone Settings > About Phone and tap “Build number” seven times. You will receive notification that your phone now has developer options enabled.

    • Settings > System > Developer Options > Linux development environment. On that page, tap the On/Off slider.

    • You will find an icon for the new Terminal app on your home screen. It’s going to download 500 MB of data when you open it.

    • Long-press the Terminal app icon, tap Info > Mobile data, and enable Unrestricted data usage.

    • Now you can download more packages inside your Linux virtual machine using apt-get command, as described in my previous post.

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      I’m pretty sure this is all in android 16 beta, which I don’t have. My dev options don’t include that Linux development environment option.

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        It’s supposed to be available on Android 15, but only on ‘select devices’, so probably only on Pixel.

        Thanks for trying it.

        • @[email protected]OP
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          Could be. I don’t like the pixels. And I don’t like OnePlus either. Phones are like TV remotes now. So narrow and watching videos on them sucks. Going back to my Samsung ultra line up next year.