[ OS ] Builduntu Install Disc v2 - Android ROM Compiling OS - Android

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Builduntu is a custom branch of the Ubuntu operating system, based on my guide here for preparing Ubuntu 16.04 to compile Android ROMs from source. It includes everything you need to sync with the repository of your choice (Cyanogenmod, AOKP, AOSP, etc) and start building.
I am not responsible for any damage you may cause to your system/files while trying to install Builduntu. This has been tested and verified working by me, so if you break Windows or your system won't boot, it's your fault.
This thread is not the place to ask how to install Linux or Dual Boot!!! These topics are well documented elsewhere and can be easily found in a few seconds on Google.
Thanks to Canonical, Google and me.
Features:
- Xubuntu 16.04 LTS base system
- Installed all necessary packages for compiling (list available in the guide link above)
- Unnecessary junk removed (media players, games etc.)
All you have to do is download the source!
The only requirement is that your host machine supports a 64 bit OS. 32 bit systems will not work!
Instructions:
1. Use your favorite image burning software to write the builduntu ISO to a blank DVD. Will not fit on a CD
2. Boot the disc. When the graphical installer starts, click "Install Xubuntu"
3. Follow the on-screen instructions to select language, username, etc. * Note * When setting up partitions, I recommend doing it yourself if you know how. If not, that's fine, let Ubuntu decide for you.
4. When the installation finishes, reboot and eject the installation media.
5. Sync the Android source locally:
~ A program called "repo" lets you communicate with git repositories and download source code. The following command will install it:
Code:
mkdir ~/bin && curl http://commondatastorage.googleapis.com/git-repo-downloads/repo > ~/bin/repo && chmod a+x ~/bin/repo
~ Use nano to edit ~/.bashrc
Code:
sudo nano ~/.bashrc
~ At the very bottom (use the Page Down key) paste this code to a new (empty) line:
Code:
export PATH=~/bin:$PATH
~ Save it. In nano that would be Ctrl-O and then Enter. Then Ctrl-X to exit back to a prompt. Restart bash:
Code:
source ~/.bashrc
~ In the terminal, navigate to where you would like to download the Android source code. The command below will make it in your home folder, but if you have limited space you may want to create it somewhere else. Faster is better, i.e. SSD would be best, USB external is basically unusable.
Code:
mkdir ~/android
cd ~/android
~ Now to initialize the repo. Decide the flavor of Android to build, i.e. AOKP, CyanogenMod, AOSP etc.
For the purposes of the tutorial, here's the command for CyanogenMod 13:
Code:
repo init -u https://github.com/CyanogenMod/android.git -b cm-13.0
repo sync
When that is finished downloading, you're ready to start compiling ROMs!
Download Builduntu ISO:
Click here for mirrors!
Let me know how it works for you!
Feel free to buy me a Zico (donate) if you like my work. It would be greatly appreciated!
Please hit the "Thanks" button if this project helps you out!​
Code:
[U][B]Changelog:[/B][/U]
v1.0 - First Release Mar 05 2014
v1.1 - Rebuilt from scratch the hard way
v1.2 - 4/20 Release - Update to 14.04 LTS Official
v2.0 - Update to 16.04 LTS with OpenJDK 8 for Android M builds

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This is just awesome +1

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This is Xubuntu 13.10...
I burned image on DVD using Brasero (ubuntu program) and run installation process from that DVD.
And before the end of installation I got this error:
{
"lightbox_close": "Close",
"lightbox_next": "Next",
"lightbox_previous": "Previous",
"lightbox_error": "The requested content cannot be loaded. Please try again later.",
"lightbox_start_slideshow": "Start slideshow",
"lightbox_stop_slideshow": "Stop slideshow",
"lightbox_full_screen": "Full screen",
"lightbox_thumbnails": "Thumbnails",
"lightbox_download": "Download",
"lightbox_share": "Share",
"lightbox_zoom": "Zoom",
"lightbox_new_window": "New window",
"lightbox_toggle_sidebar": "Toggle sidebar"
}
Of course "buildbuntu" doesn't boot, some errors with reading/writing sda partition.
Luckly I installed it on my test drive so my workspace isn't damaged.

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lozohcum said:
This is Xubuntu 13.10...
I burned image on DVD using Brasero (ubuntu program) and run installation process from that DVD.
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I installed it to a fresh system just fine yesterday, not sure what your issue could be from. Could you post an installation log? Did you verify the md5sum of your downloaded file?
It is in fact Xubuntu 14.04. Canonical hasn't bothered changing the initial splash screen yet because it's still in beta. If you run the Live instance and check the version of ubuntu it correctly identifies as Trusty Tahr.

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sylentprofet said:
I installed it to a fresh system just fine yesterday, not sure what your issue could be from. Could you post an installation log? Did you verify the md5sum of your downloaded file?
It is in fact Xubuntu 14.04. Canonical hasn't bothered changing the initial splash screen yet because it's still in beta. If you run the Live instance and check the version of ubuntu it correctly identifies as Trusty Tahr.
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How to take installation log?

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lozohcum said:
How to take installation log?
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After the error appears it should load you into a live desktop session. The install log will be located there, perhaps in /var/log, /var/log/installer or the guest session home directory. Look around for .log files

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edit : delete

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I was hoping for a ubuntu base same as your virtual os..xubuntu ui is different and difficult

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Ccahe error
Im trying to compile tihe ccache and when i set it up i recieve this error
bash: prebuilts/misc/linux-x86/ccache/ccache: No such file or directory
any ideas on how i can fix this would be appreciated
thanks

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perfectpitch said:
Im trying to compile tihe ccache and when i set it up i recieve this error
bash: prebuilts/misc/linux-x86/ccache/ccache: No such file or directory
any ideas on how i can fix this would be appreciated
thanks
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First, make sure ccache is installed (I'm reasonably sure it is out of the box)
Code:
sudo apt-get install ccache
If that's ok, check this link below and scroll down to Step 4a (optional).
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2506695
Ccache is not necessary and not ideal for all systems, so you may just want to disable it in your build process. Hope this helps.

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Thanks I'll check it out
Sent from my Nexus 4 using XDA Premium 4 mobile app

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so i dual booted ubuntu 13.10 on my laptop... but i couldn't build on it due to some stupidity... anyway, if someone could answer me some questions, maybe I'll uninstall ubuntu and switch to this since it's way easier for me.
1) did anyone successfully dual boot it? even with UEFI on?
2) can we transfer the source codes from an OS to another by packaging them and then extracting them in the new xubuntu? will it work that way?
Sent from my Nexus 4

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lozohcum said:
This is Xubuntu 13.10...
I burned image on DVD using Brasero (ubuntu program) and run installation process from that DVD.
And before the end of installation I got this error:
Of course "buildbuntu" doesn't boot, some errors with reading/writing sda partition.
Luckly I installed it on my test drive so my workspace isn't damaged.
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Hello, have you already solved that problem? Because since hours, even days I try to install builduntu on my notebook, but always got that error too!. I have usb legacy enabled, raid disabled and uefi boot enabled. I have a small ssd and a normal hdd. What am I doing wrong. I cannot get it to work, neither with manual editing the moint points, nor with automatically install through the system.
Many thanks!!

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rodman01 said:
Hello, have you already solved that problem? Because since hours, even days I try to install builduntu on my notebook, but always got that error too!. I have usb legacy enabled, raid disabled and uefi boot enabled. I have a small ssd and a normal hdd. What am I doing wrong. I cannot get it to work, neither with manual editing the moint points, nor with automatically install through the system.
Many thanks!!
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I never received an installation log from anyone so I have no way to start to figure out what went wrong.
It seems like many users have installed successfully, but a few are encountering errors like the one mentioned above.
I don't know how to help you without more information about the problem and your system. It could be a million things with how vague the descriptions are.

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rodman01 said:
Hello, have you already solved that problem? Because since hours, even days I try to install builduntu on my notebook, but always got that error too!. I have usb legacy enabled, raid disabled and uefi boot enabled. I have a small ssd and a normal hdd. What am I doing wrong. I cannot get it to work, neither with manual editing the moint points, nor with automatically install through the system.
Many thanks!!
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I haven't fixed it. I installed xubuntu and ocnfigured it on my own.
I wasted two DVDs for that Builduntu :/

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i installed xubuntu today, it boots without a CD (just to confirm it's installed)
inside settings there's a button called "Install RELEASE", should i? i mean... it's already installed :S
Sent from my Nexus 4

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sylentprofet said:
I never received an installation log from anyone so I have no way to start to figure out what went wrong.
It seems like many users have installed successfully, but a few are encountering errors like the one mentioned above.
I don't know how to help you without more information about the problem and your system. It could be a million things with how vague the descriptions are.
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Yes sure can be many things....but here attached are some log files one/two from my try a couple of minutes ago. Problem is, that I already tried so many things and absolutely not sure whether it is my fault, my hardware or perhaps a bad download, in short where I have to look for the solution? Perhaps the log files give some useful information to you :fingers-crossed:

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lozohcum said:
I haven't fixed it. I installed xubuntu and ocnfigured it on my own.
I wasted two DVDs for that Builduntu :/
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Thanks for the info...can you pass me the download link? Haven't found it after a first and quick search ...
Edit: found it in the meantime....

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update
In the meantime, I have also downloaded the "pure" Xubuntu and got it installed with the very first try. Exact with the same settings as last tries with builduntu. Dev environment is installed and source codes downloaded. At the moment I am building my first rom with this software. Hopefully it finishes without errors :fingers-crossed: .

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i downloaded the sources on a VM, but couldn't make it work on my secondary OS after compression, tranfser, and extraction of the sources...
now redownloading from scratch on a 1Mbps (that's 128KB/s max) speed
Sent from my Nexus 4