# meefik/linuxdeploy

Install and run GNU/Linux on Android

Repository: https://github.com/meefik/linuxdeploy
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/linuxdeploy
Homepage: https://meefik.dev/linuxdeploy/
Language: Java
License: GPL-3.0
License Family: copyleft
Topics: android, linux, chroot, containers, deployment
Last push: 2022-06-16T23:14:57+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 23/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 0, release rhythm 8, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 5125, "days_push": 1539, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 5910, forks 737 (observed 2026-08-28T04:09:32.173891+00:00)

## What it is
An open-source Android application that installs and runs GNU/Linux distributions on Android devices via chroot environments. It bootstraps distros like Debian, Ubuntu, Arch, and Kali into a disk image, directory, partition, or RAM, and manages SSH, VNC, and desktop environments through a UI or CLI.

## Use cases
- run a full linux distribution on my android phone
- install debian or ubuntu on android via chroot
- use my phone as a portable linux server with ssh
- get a linux desktop environment with vnc on a tablet
- bootstrap kali linux on a rooted android device
- run linux command-line tools alongside android apps

## When to choose
- you want a reversible, easily removable GNU/Linux environment on an Android device
- you need SSH/VNC access to a Linux system running on your phone or tablet
- you have root access and want to bootstrap many distros (Debian, Arch, Kali, Alpine, etc.)
- you want to run Linux services or scripts alongside Android

## When to avoid
- your device is not rooted - the app works best with superuser rights
- you need full hardware virtualization or a kernel-level VM rather than chroot
- you want a maintained solution - the latest release dates to 2022
- you need modern Android storage access (scoped storage) compatibility without workarounds

## Facets
- artifact type: application
- maturity: maintenance
- function: deployment, cli, gui, file-system
- domain: operating-systems, android-tools, self-hosted, cross-platform
- platform: cli
- tags: chroot, linux-on-android, gnu-linux, vnc, ssh, root-required, distribution-bootstrap, containers, android, mobile

## Member repositories
- meefik/linuxdeploy (main) score 23

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:09:32.173891+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-29T17:51:16.951995+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/meefik/linuxdeploy (fetched 2026-08-28T04:09:32.173891+00:00, sha 2f44aa867303)
  - homepage: https://meefik.dev/linuxdeploy/ (fetched 2026-08-29T08:46:41.142322+00:00, sha 6835cc70f033)
  - site_page: https://meefik.dev/about (fetched 2026-08-29T08:46:41.144877+00:00, sha 65b3b7b717e7)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.