App info
- Installs
- 1,000+
- Category
- Tools
- Content rating
- Everyone
- Version
- 1.7.1
- Released
- Aug 6, 2026
- Last updated
- 21 Sept 2026
- In-app purchases
- No
- Contains ads
- No
- Promo video
- No
- Requires Android
- 6.0
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What's newin version 1.7.1
• Alpine Linux: Fixed first-launch setup with guest symlink resolution. • Terminal Tabs: Fixed switching between concurrent terminal tabs. • Terminal UI: Fixed top bar overflow, added stop prompt, and fixed clear scrollback. • Text Fields: Constrained process filter and hotkeys to single line. • Security: Suppressed IME password suggestions & disabled autocorrect. • Termux Hotkeys: Aligned extra keys into 7-column grid layout. • Reliability: Added container grace period preventing drops.
About this app
Run Ubuntu, Debian, Arch & Alpine with XFCE desktop & tabbed terminal. No root!
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Run genuine, full-featured Linux distributions natively on your Android phone or tablet: 100% rootless! Complete Linux Installer (Linux on Android) brings a multi-distribution Linux ecosystem, concurrent multi-tab terminal, graphical XFCE desktop, and 1-click developer stacks to your device without root access, unlocked bootloaders, or custom ROMs. Powered by a native PRoot user-space virtualization engine and POSIX PTY terminal bridge, Complete Linux Installer transforms your device into a portable Linux workstation, server host, desktop computer, or learning environment. 🔒 100% ROOTLESS & COMPLETELY SAFE • Runs entirely in Android user-space via PRoot ptrace system call virtualization. • Zero root access, unlocked bootloaders, or system partition modifications required. • Completely sandboxed: cannot brick your device and never touches Android system partitions or personal files. • First-launch welcome guide explaining container architecture and security. 🐧 MULTI-DISTRIBUTION LINUX CATALOG Install, run, and switch between multiple independent Linux distributions: • Ubuntu 26.04 LTS: Official long-term support base for general computing and development. • Debian 12: Rock-solid stability with vast package repositories. • Alpine Linux 3.21: Minimalist musl/busybox environment (~10MB rootfs) with instant boot times and tiny memory footprint. • Arch Linux ARM: Bleeding-edge rolling release with the pacman package manager. • Kali Linux CLI Tools: Security auditing and network forensics environment. • Void Linux: Independent general-purpose distribution with the fast XBPS package manager. 📑 CONCURRENT MULTI-TAB TERMINAL • Run and manage multiple interactive terminal sessions simultaneously. • Dynamic tab strip with live status indicators, session highlights, and custom tab renaming. • Independent PTY subprocesses maintain full interactive state in the background. • Pinned extra-keys toolbar with Ctrl, Alt, Esc, Tab, Paste, and directional arrows. • Viewport resizing preserving cursor and prompt on software keyboard resize. • Custom font families (JetBrains Mono, Ubuntu Mono) and 16-color ANSI themes. 🖥️ FULL GRAPHICAL DESKTOP (XFCE4 & VNC) • Install a complete XFCE 4 Desktop Environment in one tap. • Built-in TigerVNC server with 1-touch launch guidance. • Connect via any Android VNC viewer app or external monitor for a windowed desktop PC experience on mobile. 🎛️ MULTI-CONTAINER DASHBOARD & SYSTEM MONITOR • Manage multiple containers side-by-side with per-container storage tracking. • Live animated RAM and storage gauge dials. • Real-time child process inspector (ps aux) with 1-tap kill confirmation. • Active TCP network port listener detecting SSH, VNC, NGINX, and web ports with 1-tap browser launcher. • Dedicated container deletion screen with real-time progress feedback and back-gesture safety. 🛠️ 1-CLICK SOFTWARE & DEVELOPER STACKS • Web Server & Database: NGINX HTTP server with unprivileged port 8080 binding + SQLite3. • Remote Access: OpenSSH Server for remote logins from your PC or laptop over LAN/Wi-Fi. • Python 3 Stack: Python 3, pip, virtualenv, and C/C++ GCC build-essential tools. • Node.js Stack: Node.js, npm, Yarn, Git, build-essential GCC, and Neovim. • Android Dev Tools: OpenJDK 17, Gradle, ADB, and Android platform-tools inside Linux. • Native multi-package manager support across apt, apk, pacman, and xbps. 🌐 STORAGE & MULTI-ARCHITECTURE • Native support for ARM64 (aarch64), x86_64 (amd64), and ARMv7 (armhf). • Automatic external storage mounting for SD Card access (/sdcard). • 1-tap container backup (.tar.gz) export and import. • Custom DNS configuration (/etc/resolv.conf) with quick presets. 📜 15 YEARS OF OPEN-SOURCE HERITAGE Evolved from the original Complete Linux Installer project launched on XDA Developers in 2011. Built with open-source Jetpack Compose Material 3 and modern C++ PRoot engine technology. License: Released under GNU General Public License v2.0 (GPL-2.0).