Linux Distro on Moto E - Moto E Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

This thread is just for discussion purpose related to Deploying Linux Distro like Fedora, Debian, Ubuntu or Kali on Motorola Moto E.
Right now, I am trying to deploy Kali Linux using LinuxDeploy Application, but I would love to hear from other users who have already done this, if yes then how and using which app. Please share your experience.
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[Q] Install firefox (.bin or .deb)?

hello, I was wondering, since Android is based on linux, if we can install a full version of Firefox (Linux version) on the tab. Does anyone know if this is possible?
I've never seen anyone run any linux apps in Android. That would surely be something we'd see if it were possible. I don't know the technical reasons why it isn't, but I'm pretty sure you can't.
You can't install desktop Firefox because much of the required software is missnig, all the UI stuff of regular Linux distro's aren't in Android, stuff like the X windows system, KDE or Gnome, and probably a bunch of other libraries.
The Linux portion of Android handles really low level stuff like file permissions, talking with the hardware, memory management but really nothing to do with the user experience.
you could just run ubuntu through chroot. it works okay.
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Facegarden said:
I've never seen anyone run any linux apps in Android. That would surely be something we'd see if it were possible. I don't know the technical reasons why it isn't, but I'm pretty sure you can't.
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Commandline stuff with few library dependencies can be ported fairly easily - busybox, bash, etc.
Graphical stuff - not nearly as easy as that depends on graphics toolkits not present in Android.
People forget that Linux is just the kernel. As you increase the number of abstraction layers used by software, Linux as implemented by Android and Linux as implemented by most desktop distros diverge more and more.

[Q] Why Linux?!

I'm trying to get into development of custom ROM's and whatnot and am following CM's build guide, however I've read numerous people attest to using a distribution of Linux for all development.
I do a little Java and c++ development as I study Software Engineering and to be honest considering Mac is UNIX also, I've never found any difference between me using my MBP or running one of the many linux distro's i've experimented with.
I was just wondering if anyone can actually give some valid reasons and justifications for all the people who state that it's almost a -must- to develop on 64-bit linux installation.
I know this question has probably been asked before but I've been searching and can't find any non-flamey posts.
Cheers!
Developing on Linux isn't a MUST, but I highly recommend it. With Linux you can set up servers to test connectivity with ease, and there is a plethora of built in support for Linux on distributions like Ubuntu. Different distributions, such as Kali (formerly BackTrack) are good for hacking and stuff. Simply using 'sudo apt-get install' you can get amazing tools to help you out.
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vyper91 said:
I'm trying to get into development of custom ROM's and whatnot and am following CM's build guide, however I've read numerous people attest to using a distribution of Linux for all development.
I do a little Java and c++ development as I study Software Engineering and to be honest considering Mac is UNIX also, I've never found any difference between me using my MBP or running one of the many linux distro's i've experimented with.
I was just wondering if anyone can actually give some valid reasons and justifications for all the people who state that it's almost a -must- to develop on 64-bit linux installation.
I know this question has probably been asked before but I've been searching and can't find any non-flamey posts.
Cheers!
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the only reason is that as most android developers work from linux so they have built most tools for that platform, on other platforms you'll find only the most rudimentary tools.
so you can do the same on mac or windows or beos if you want but you'll have to create all the missing tools by yourself probably.

Windows vs VM vs Linux

So i been developing actual apps for about 6 months, and want to get into customizing rooms, so i see that alot of you guys use cygwin, a virtual machine or linux and wanted to know if its really worth it running linux natively instead of a vm or cygwin...
if yes, then whats the general opinion on linux vs osx?
I have definitely used all three with good success. If you are RAM limited on your machine, skip the virtual machine option since you need enough RAM to run your base OS and the VM separately. One advantage to running linux natively is that you are forced to think in the linux world, which for an Android behind the curtain point of view is closer to the mentality you need. You might learn some good stuff familiarizing yourself with linux that later applies to your Android exploits!
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So i been developing actual apps for about 6 months, and want to get into customizing rooms, so i see that alot of you guys use cygwin, a virtual machine or linux and wanted to know if its really worth it running linux natively instead of a vm or cygwin...
if yes, then whats the general opinion on linux vs osx?
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I'm using win7 with andLinux installed. Unfortunately andLinux is based on Ubuntu 9.04 so I can't use most toolchains built on newer distro because they need newer versions of glibc.
So I'm forced to use CodeSourcery's toolchain which uses it's own glibc.

Has anyone successfully installed a Linux Distro instead of Android on the Honor 5x?

I know it's a strange question but I would like to know if anyone has successfully gotten a Linux Distro to boot on the Honor 5x. Not Kali NetHunter, but an actual distro like those below:
Ubuntu Touch https://ubports.com/
Plasma Mobile http://plasma-phone.org/
postmarketOS https://postmarketos.org/
I'm just interested in it booting and basic "tablet-like" functionality being available on the phone. I'm asking because I just reclaimed the phone from my son who was using it as a "small tablet," I'm intrigued by a "phone" version of Linux, and I don't have the time to try and build it from scratch myself. I'm not asking anyone to do it for me, I'm just asking if someone has already done this at least semi-successfully. Thanks in advance for any replies.

Question Virtual Machine to Run Linux/Windows

any there any Virtual machine to run Linux or windows? can someone help me with running win 11 arm version on my Pixel 6?
darkerm said:
any there any Virtual machine to run Linux or windows? can someone help me with running win 11 arm version on my Pixel 6?
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Not as a virtual machine, but it runs Ubuntu very well:
[GUIDE][NO-ROOT] How to install Ubuntu and other Linux Distros on Your Phone or Android TV Box, using Termux
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