Debian noroot

This app will install Debian Jessie.

You <b>do not</b> need to root your device, it will work fine with any stock ROM.

You will need 900 Mb free on internal storage. This app cannot be installed to SD card.

A mouse or stylus is highly recommended.

Android 6.0 Marshmallow is not supported yet (apt-get and dpkg do not work). If you are using Android 6.0 or newer, check out our sister app, Gnuroot Debian, you can pair it with XSDL app to run graphical Debian applications.

This app is NOT full Debian OS - it is a compatibility layer, which allows you to run Debian applications.

Your phone is NOT rooted during installation.

This is NOT official Debian.org release.

If you have <b>Error -24</b> when installing this app - install this version (it's the same app with different name):

http://sourceforge.net/projects/libsdl-android/files/ubuntu/Debian-15.08.28-xx.apk

Do not uninstall this app if you have Android 4.4 or older - you will not be able to install it again, because of a bug in Android, which was fixed in Android 5.0.

Clear app data instead to save space - long-press app icon in drawer, drag it to <i>App Info</i> icon, and select <i>Clear data</i>.

If you want to use web browser, open <b>Terminal</b> and run command <b>sudo apt-get update ; sudo apt-get install iceweasel</b>

If you want to use Eclipse or other Java applications, install package <b>openjdk-7-jdk</b> and restart Debian app, because default JDK does not work on Samsung devices.

To disable gyroscope, tap <b>Change device config</b> during app start, select <b>Mouse emulation</b> → <b>Advanced</b> → <b>Gyroscope</b>.

To set 24bpp color depth or portrait screen orientation, go to <b>Change device config</b> → <b>Video</b>.

If your favorite music player does not work - install package gstreamer0.10-pulseaudio.

Sources are here:

https://github.com/pelya/commandergenius/tree/sdl_android/project/jni/application/xserver-debian

Previous versions are here:

https://sourceforge.net/projects/libsdl-android/files/ubuntu/

This app uses PRoot. All hail PRoot and it's most gracious developer, Cédric VINCENT!

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