Ubuntu in Termux

These are scripts that allow you to install Ubuntu 23.10 or 22.04 into your Termux application without the need for a rooted device, Run things like https://ollama.ai inside of Ubuntu locally on your Android device!

OS Available

• Ubuntu 23.10 (Mantic) (23.sh)
• Ubuntu 22.04 (Jammy) (22.sh)

Installation steps

1. Update and Upgrade Termux: apt update && apt upgrade -y
2. Install wget, proot, and git: apt install wget proot git -y
3. Go to your HOME folder: cd ~
4. Download script: git clone https://github.com/metaspartan/ubuntu
5. Go to script folder: cd ubuntu
6. Give execution permission: chmod +x 23.sh
7. Run the script: ./23.sh -y
8. Launch Ubuntu: ./startubuntu.sh

Install Ollama

1. Update Ubuntu: apt update && apt upgrade -y
2. Install deps: apt install git wget curl jq
3. Install Ollama: curl -fsSL https://ollama.com/install.sh | sh
4. Start Ollama: ollama serve &
5. Run a model that will work for your device like Qwen2:0.5b: ollama run qwen2:0.5b --verbose

Important

• If you have to use ubuntu in termux with a x86/i*86 architecture or prefer ubuntu 19.10 you can use this branch -> https://github.com/MFDGaming/ubuntu-in-termux/tree/ubuntu19.10

• If you get an error message that says "Fatal Kernel too old" you have to uncomment the line that reads "command+=" -k 4.14.81"" (remove the # that is located in front of the line) in the "startubuntu.sh" file

Credits

https://github.com/MFDGaming/ubuntu-in-termux for the original source

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