# MFDGaming/ubuntu-in-termux

This is a script by which you can install Ubuntu in your termux application without a rooted device

Repository: https://github.com/MFDGaming/ubuntu-in-termux
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/ubuntu-in-termux
Language: Shell
License Family: other
Last push: 2024-11-07T06:07:26+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 23/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-02T17:46:02.011165+00:00)
- activity 0, release rhythm 8, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 2995, "days_push": 664, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: no_license
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1959, forks 425 (observed 2026-08-28T04:05:59.325054+00:00)

## What it is
A shell script that installs an Ubuntu 22.04 rootfs inside the Termux terminal app on Android using proot, requiring no root access. It provides launcher scripts to start and manage the Ubuntu environment from Termux.

## Use cases
- install ubuntu on android without root
- run ubuntu inside termux
- get a linux shell on my phone
- use apt and ubuntu packages on android
- set up a proot ubuntu chroot in termux
- try ubuntu 22.04 on an unrooted device

## When to choose
- you want a full Ubuntu userland on an unrooted Android device
- you already use Termux and need Ubuntu tooling or apt packages
- you want a lightweight, script-based proot setup you can inspect and modify

## When to avoid
- you need a real rooted environment with full kernel control rather than proot isolation
- you need x86/i*86 support on current Ubuntu versions (only the legacy 19.10 branch covers that)
- you want a maintained GUI desktop experience rather than a terminal environment

## Facets
- artifact type: cli-tool
- maturity: active
- function: cli, developer-tools, self-hosted
- domain: developer-tools, operating-systems
- platform: cli
- tags: termux, ubuntu, proot, rootless, shell-script, chroot-alternative, android-terminal, command-line, android, linux

## Member repositories
- MFDGaming/ubuntu-in-termux (main) score 23

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:05:59.325054+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 2026-08-30T03:05:57.529756+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/MFDGaming/ubuntu-in-termux (fetched 2026-08-28T04:05:59.325054+00:00, sha b84be0a94e5a)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.