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Run Ubuntu, Debian, Arch & Alpine with XFCE desktop & tabbed terminal. No root!
Screenshots by DevWithZachary, from the Google Play listing
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Niche- Installs
- 5.4 thousand
- Last updated
- October 28, 2026
- Ads
- No ads
- Size
- 13.2 MB
Complete Linux Installer is a niche app, with 5.4 thousand installs. It doesn't have enough ratings yet to judge what users think.
User feedback
Ratings and reviews on Google PlayComments on Complete Linux Installer for Android
★★★★★
Steve Lowrey
· Sep 17, 2026
Well done, keep up the good work. Looks very clean and professional. Still playing with what this app can be done. Its awesome I can do linux things on my android.
★★★★☆
Fackson Mutetesha
· Sep 17, 2026
Today I just said goodbye to termux 😊 thank you for this gift. Installed it. Installed Ubuntu distro after that and installed Op encode and yes it runs the first time. Though I tried to install alpine. It finished downloading, but the distro isn't showing up.
★★☆☆☆
Bryn Griffiths
· Sep 20, 2026
Installs CLI Ubuntu fine, if you try to install XFCE with their app it lies and says it's installed and says its hosted a VNC Server, but trying to connect to it with ANY vnc software on my phone refuses to work. Disappointed
Store listing
By DevWithZachary, from Google PlayDescription by DevWithZachary Written by the developer, not by AppBrain. Click to read.
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).
Recent changes:
• Desktop: Native desktop tab, quick launchers, and adaptive UI layouts.
• Auto-Resolution: Dynamic sizing, UI scaling, and rotation prompt.
• Multi-Distro: Full Fedora D-Bus, Arch Glycin, and Void fonts support.
• GUI Apps: Distro-native graphical package managers bundled with XFCE.
• Controls: Default Trackpad mode with in-app login user switching.
• Integrity: Dynamic remote checksum verification for rootfs images.
• Core: Modular UI architecture and centralized container desktop scripts.
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).
Recent changes:
• Desktop: Native desktop tab, quick launchers, and adaptive UI layouts.
• Auto-Resolution: Dynamic sizing, UI scaling, and rotation prompt.
• Multi-Distro: Full Fedora D-Bus, Arch Glycin, and Void fonts support.
• GUI Apps: Distro-native graphical package managers bundled with XFCE.
• Controls: Default Trackpad mode with in-app login user switching.
• Integrity: Dynamic remote checksum verification for rootfs images.
• Core: Modular UI architecture and centralized container desktop scripts.
Safety and technology
Found in the app by AppBrain- Ads
- No ads
- Price
- Free
- Libraries
- 30
- App size
- 13.2 MB
- Needs Android
- 12.1+
- Content rating
- Everyone
Technologies used by Complete Linux Installer
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Releases
Updates seen on Google Play- Version
- 1.8.0
- Launched
- August 2026
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Installs
Tracked by AppBrain- Last 30 days
- 2.2 thousand
- Per day
- 72
- 30-day average
- Play install range
- 5+ thousand
- Launched
- August 2026
Installs over time
Complete Linux Installer has been installed 5.4 thousand times. Over the past 30 days, it averaged 72 installs per day.
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About the app and developer
About Complete Linux Installer
Complete Linux Installer is a tools app developed by DevWithZachary.
Install Statistics
Complete Linux Installer has been downloaded 5.4 thousand times. In the last 30 days, the app was downloaded 2.2 thousand times.
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App Information
Complete Linux Installer is freely available from Google Play. The APK size is 13.18 MB. The latest APK version available is 1.8.0. The last update was on October 28, 2026.
Technical Requirements
Complete Linux Installer requires Android 12.1+ or higher. The app has a content rating of Everyone. The app has been available on Google Play since August 2026.
Complete Linux Installer is made and published by DevWithZachary. AppBrain is an independent app data site and isn't affiliated with DevWithZachary. The app name, icon, screenshots and description belong to DevWithZachary and are shown as published on Google Play.
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