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== Running apps on Ubuntu ==
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Prerequesite for all: you have to have the APK.
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* https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=solution.software.jain.appbackup&rdid=solution.software.jain.appbackup
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=== AChrone ===
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"Installing Android Apps on Linux with '''ARChon''' [ July 2015 ]" ... with Chrome ...
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* https://www.linux.com/learn/installing-android-apps-linux-archon
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* http://archon-runtime.github.io/
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* https://github.com/vladikoff/chromeos-apk
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Creating a addon package (zip) from an installed app with '''Archonpackager''' for android:
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* https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=me.bpear.archonpackager
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=== Shashlik ===
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"How to install and run Android Apps (APKs) on Linux with '''Shashlik''' [ HowToforge 2016 ]"
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* https://www.howtoforge.com/tutorial/how-to-install-and-run-android-apk-on-linux-with-shashlik/
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* http://www.shashlik.io/what-is
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Creating / getting an APK from an installed application with "App Share and Backup":
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* https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=solution.software.jain.appbackup&rdid=solution.software.jain.appbackup
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== Apps and storage management ==
 
== Apps and storage management ==
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=== Link2SD ===
 
=== Link2SD ===
 
When using SD-Cards bigger than 32GB be aware of the following problems:
 
When using SD-Cards bigger than 32GB be aware of the following problems:

Revision as of 16:11, 16 February 2017

Running apps on Ubuntu

Prerequesite for all: you have to have the APK.

AChrone

"Installing Android Apps on Linux with ARChon [ July 2015 ]" ... with Chrome ...

Creating a addon package (zip) from an installed app with Archonpackager for android:

Shashlik

"How to install and run Android Apps (APKs) on Linux with Shashlik [ HowToforge 2016 ]"

Creating / getting an APK from an installed application with "App Share and Backup":


Apps and storage management

Link2SD

When using SD-Cards bigger than 32GB be aware of the following problems:

Summary according to the above post (thanks to user "regli"):

  • all partitions need to start in the first 32GB
  • link2sd insists that the ext2/ext4 partition is the second partition
  • create a small Linux swap partition first (32MB)
  • then add a ext2 Apps partition (as /system often is only 2GB use e.g. 2, 4 or 6 GB)
  • there should directly follow a fat32 Data partition of your desired size
  • leave spare, unallocated room for overprovisioning
  • finally mark the fat32 partition "active" by setting the boot flag
e.g. SD-CARD 64GB

|           32GB-border -->  |        32GB           |

Partionioning sheme:
  
|swp |     ext2      |       fat32            | prov |
 
|====|===============|======/ /===============|      |

| MB |  max. 30GB    |                        | 10%  |

Cal / Card-Dav based calendars

Backup and restore

Backup with Titanium Backup. Restore

  1. CardDav
  2. CalDav
  3. JB Workarounds
  4. OpenTasks

Reboot the phone. Change to settings->accounts and activate the synchronisation for your saved accounts.

Voilà (completely without google :-) )

Terminal Emulator

Manually boot into recovery mode

You need the following free app called androidterm:

e.g. for booting into TWRP: 

su
hit enter
reboot recovery
hit enter

Apps Launcher

Nova lauchner

My absolute favorite. Easy, fast, simple. Almost free.

KISS Lauchner

File Manager

Best file manager for me: ES File Explorer

Problems with accessing the SD Card:

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