A Linux Feature - Getting your own Desktop on your Android - Part 2 [No Root]

Hello All! I'm back with Part 2!

Today I'll be covering the Non-Root method. It's much simpler, but not as flexible. make no mistake! Most phones and tablets are un-rootable so this will likely appeal to a wider audience. Without further ado, let's go!

Things to note however. While setup is much simpler and hand-free,

• Performance is degraded, but still somewhat usable
• Setup is seemingly Pre-configured. It's not a clean setup!
• Right clicking the desktop is non-functional
• Stock theme could use some help
• only Internal SDCard can be accessed.

Default setup - Borrowed from Pelya's Play store images.

It actually appears this has been updated recently (Oct 2015) , I'm not sure if these conditions still apply, I don't even have a half-decent Internet connection to even try and won't for time to come! Please provide feedback!

Programs that need to be downloaded

• Debian NOROOT

When the download has finished, go ahead and open it. Make sure you're online and it will begin downloading the OS. Wait for it to finish.

It should restart and you will be in the Desktop now! 

Do note the fonts might be all super sized. This isn't a problem, just go to the Menu icon on the taskbar> settings> appearance> Font tab, then uncheck and recheck "Custom DPI" should now be fixed!

That should be it! it should all be up and running, JUST like that!

Do note, This may not be the latest version of Debian, and it IS "unofficial" therefore things MIGHT be a little dated. Nontheless everything should still be usable.

Sound is supposedly working now by default. Let me know, in Part 3  we're going over how to get audio working on the root method, which should work here too as Plan B.



Stay tuned for Part 3! We will be going over on how to setup Programs, Games, Sound, Themes and more!