linux-android

Turn an old Android phone into a GPU-accelerated Linux desktop (XFCE4 / KDE Plasma / LXQt / MATE) or a Home Assistant smart home server — using Termux. No root, no PC, no cloud.

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adreno
android
bash-script
desktop-environment
gpu-acceleration
home-assistant
kde-plasma
linux
linux-on-android
lxqt
mesa
no-root
proot-distro
self-hosted
smart-home

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Stars: 3,679
Forks: 271
+ today: +1
Created: 7mo

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Overview

Turn an old Android phone into a GPU-accelerated Linux desktop (XFCE4 / KDE Plasma / LXQt / MATE) or a Home Assistant smart home server — using Termux. No root, no PC, no cloud. It ranks #2208 on GitTiger, gaining +1 star on October 12, 2026 (UTC).

The project is written in Shell and has 271 forks. It was created 7mo ago.

Installation

git clone https://github.com/mayukh4/linux-android.git
cd linux-android
# see README for setup