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Questions tagged [android]

An operating system running on top of the Linux kernel, targeting mobile devices such as smartphones and tablets.

Note that questions about Android are generally off-topic on this site; try Android Enthusiasts instead. On this site, you can ask about:

  • interoperability between a unix system and Android;
  • running unix applications on an Android device.
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How do I transfer files between Android and Linux over USB?

I want to copy some movie files from Linux to my HTC One SV Android phone (not rooted). In Windows, my phone mount its internal and SD-card volumes automatically when I plug it in, allowing me to transfer files. In Linux Mint 13 Mate, I always get…
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How to run a command in the background with a delay?

Can somebody show me how to make a program to do this action: after 5 minutes echo "80" > /sys/class/leds/blue/brightness I want this program run in the background (like rngd service) I can't do this because I don't know so much about Linux.
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Where do installed RPMs go?

I download and install packages on my Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server 6 machine using YUM package manager in command-line mode. When I install apk files on my Android phone, they go to /data/app directory, I am wondering where RHEL6 keeps its…
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Booting native Arch Linux on an Android device

I have a Galaxy Note 10.1 (n8010) and I want to make it boot Arch Linux natively. I mean boot Arch Linux instead of android. All that I need is to alter the initramfs, which I can't find anywhere in the world. My questions: Do I need to alter only…
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Why there are `/lib` and `/lib64` but only `/bin`?

In my laptop: $ cat /etc/issue Ubuntu 18.04 LTS \n \l There are two different folders for libraries x86 and x86_64: ~$ ls -1 / bin lib lib64 sbin ... Why for binaries exists only one directory? P.S. I'm also interested in Android but I hope…
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why does sudo work on Linux but not Android?

I have not had the chance to read enough about Android, Linux, or UNIX to answer this myself. sudo works on a Linux machine but doesn't work on Android unless you root the mobile device (e.g. Samsung GT-N8013). Why does the mobile device require to…
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How to extract boot.img?

I am trying to see the content in a boot.img file from an Android image. I googled and found this article to extract system.img, but it doesn't work for boot.img. When trying to do this for boot.img, it is showing the following: Invalid sparse file…
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Sending function keys (F1-F12) over SSH

I have a Fedora machine that I can SSH to. One of the programs I'd like to use occasionally uses the function keys. The problem is that I'm SSH'ing from an Android tablet (ASUS Transformer Infinity) with a physical keyboard, but no F1-F12 keys. So,…
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Use desktop as bluetooth headset

My desktop's speaker is much better than my phones, so I want to use my desktop speakers in place of my cellphone's. It is inconvenient for me to use USB or the audio jack, so I am left with Bluetooth. I have paired my phone using bluetoothctl, but…
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What is the meaning of the contents of /proc/net/unix?

On my Android device there is the file called /proc/net/unix who's content does not conform to that of any standard linux distribution (which show the unix domain sockets.) First few lines: Num RefCount Protocol Flags Type St Inode…
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Mount MTP Android Device in Linux Mint 17.1

I to mount my ASUS Android device in Linux Mint 17.1 (MTP). My pc didn't see my device, so I tried following the answer in this page: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1077377 But when I click on "connect" I get the following…
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Linux - couldn't mount RDWR because of unsupported optional features (400)

I try to run Android from SD-card. This card is prepared. There are partitions: boot(FAT32), rootfs(ext4), system(ext4), cache(ext4) and usedata(ext4). Boot partitions has files to run u-boot: MLO, u-boot.bin and uImage. To run it I use…
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Is there a convenient small Unix virtual machine I can install as an Android app?

Ubuntu for Android seems to be missing in action. I'm travelling tomorrow and I need to take a basic Linux machine with me. I'd rather just take my tablet than a laptop. So is there a reasonable simple Linux virtual machine that I can install as an…
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Ubuntu 12.04 hotspot wifi network not visible to Android 4.1.2

I'm running Ubuntu 12.04 LTS on my notebook, and I've got a Motorola Razr which I updated to Android 4.1.2. Before updating, I connected my smartphone to my hotspot wifi very quickly, but after the update it no longer works. Android 4.1.2 can't see…
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Note taking app that can sync both android and Linux

I've been looking high and low for an Evernote alternative for Linux. I know I can use Everpad or Evernote in WINE but they don't work natively. Any note-taking app would be fine as long as it can sync my android and my linux.
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