Complete Linux Installer

DevWithZachary

About this app

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).

What’s new

• 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.