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Areas of LinuxonAndroid's Wiki

This wiki is split into a range of areas to help you find the information you need, from rooting to cool ways to use LinuxonAndroid the wiki has it all!

*[Complete Manual] - This is a complete user manual for the app itself (how to use the different features within the app) as well as the guides to installing the Linux distros

*[General FAQ] - For all FAQ pages

*[Rooting Guides] - LinuxonAndroid requires root so here is a library of rooting methods for devices

*[Uses for LinuxonAndroid] - Guides on how to use LinuxonAndroid for a whole host of things

*[Changelog] - Changelogs for the apps/scripts/images (also found within the app)

*[Supported Distros] - A outline of all distros we support (with links to there respective wiki pages)

*[Desktop Environments] - A brief overview of supported desktop environments

*[Building Guides] - Guides to building your own images to be used with our app and scripts

[Paul Wehr]

The ubuntu.img has filesystem errors:

When downloading "ubuntu1204-v4-full.zip" (md5sum aa4380bf10c6d429c7fee47bb4ec63c4), then:

[bash]> unzip ubuntu1204-v4-full.zip
Archive: ubuntu1204-v4-full.zip
inflating: ubuntu.img
extracting: ubuntu.img.md5

[bash]> md5sum -c ubuntu.img.md5
ubuntu.img: OK

[bash]> e2fsck -f ubuntu.img
e2fsck 1.41.12 (17-May-2010)
Pass 1: Checking inodes, blocks, and sizes
Inode 34804, i_size is 0, should be 4096. Fix<y>? yes

Inode 213115, i_blocks is 136, should be 104. Fix<y>? yes

Inode 213116, i_blocks is 128, should be 104. Fix<y>? yes

Inode 213118, i_blocks is 144, should be 104. Fix<y>? yes

Pass 2: Checking directory structure
Missing '.' in directory inode 33699.
Fix<y>? yes

Setting filetype for entry '.' in ... (33699) to 2.
Missing '..' in directory inode 33699.
Fix<y>? yes

Setting filetype for entry '..' in ... (33699) to 2.
Entry 'basics.page.dpkg-new' in /usr/share/help/C/??? (34804) has an incorrect filetype (was 1, should be 7).
Fix<y>? yes

Entry 'bug-filing.page.dpkg-new' in /usr/share/help/C/??? (34804) has an incorrect filetype (was 1, should be 7).
Fix<y>? yes

Missing '.' in directory inode 213053.
Fix<y>? yes

Setting filetype for entry '.' in ... (213053) to 2.
Missing '..' in directory inode 213053.

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p.s. I'd create a ticket for this, but don't seem to have permission.

[Dejan Lazic]

Hi , I need help to run ubuntu on my lenovo a660.
Can anyone help me,
Thanks!

[Jared Allard]

mysql-server-5.5 on Debian Testing and Ubuntu cannot install, this is due too mysql-server-5.5 looking for group net, instead of the default 3003 group. See mysql-server-5.5 (Debian) bug: #731809