Questions tagged [android]
An operating system running on top of the Linux kernel, targeting mobile devices such as smartphones and tablets.
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How to Install Kali Linux Nethunter on SD Card
I am a user of kali linux for ~1 year and I usually boot it on a virtual machine. Now, I recently found my very old Samsung J2 (Android 5.1.1) which is still in mint condition; and I decided to ...
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Unable to Mount USB Drive on Nethunter Terminal
I’m trying to copy files from my Nethunter terminal (running on a rooted Android tablet) to a USB drive, but I’m encountering issues when attempting to mount the USB drive. The USB drive is detected ...
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data directory for PostgreSQL is owned by the kali user instead of the postgres user, on unrooted Android phone which cause service to fail to start
I’m new to Kali Linux and Termux, and I’m trying to set up Kali NetHunter on my unrooted Samsung Galaxy S10 running Android 12. I have installed Kali NetHunter and am currently using the latest ...
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tar compress inside android adb su root -c sub command produces empty tar file
I just stumbled upon a weird behavior on android: echo test>/data/local/tmp/test.txt su root -c "cat /data/local/tmp/test.txt && \ tar -cvzf /data/local/tmp/test.tar.gz /data/local/...
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Plugin "null" could not be loaded, do you want to remove it from xfce4-panel configuration?
I have nethunter android tablet. I set up the local Kex server, when i start the KEX client I get this error: Plugin "null" could not be loaded, do you want to remove it from xfce4-panel ...
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Getting these make command errors while compiling an android kernel
──(root㉿kali)-[~/Documents/kernel-source-alioth-stock] └─# make -j2 CC=clang O=output/ $config make[1]: Entering directory '/root/Documents/kernel-source-alioth-stock/output' .... HOSTLD scripts/...
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How to connect to a bluetooth device already connected to a smartphone
I have a Bluetooth headset (Soundcore Q30), and when it is connected to my computer, I can still connect to it via my Android smartphone and play sound on it. However, if I want to do the opposite and ...
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Why is a Kernel Module not Loaded on an Pixel Phone running AOSP
What must I do for a kernel module to be loaded and effective on an Android phone? I am compiling an AOSP for an old Pixel phone build and changed values in private/gs-google/drivers/thermal/...
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Thousands of Linux distros that have an UI offer a Terminal going on a shell. But on Android it seems that such Terminal cannot exist. Why?
My question will depict that I can't figure the real distance between an Android operating system and a Linux distro. When I try most distros that have an UI, from the earliest to the most recent one, ...
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How to get detailed diagnostics of WiFi connection problems from the terminal?
I've been trying for days to connect a live Tails system to a mobile WiFi hotspot on an Android 9.0 device without success. What I have done so far: Set up a mobile WiFi hotspot in Android protected ...
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Help with IKEv2 VPN Connection Error: NO_PROPOSAL_CHOSEN
I’m currently having trouble setting up an IKEv2 VPN connection on an Android device using strongSwan as the VPN server. Despite having a valid certificate and key setup on both ends, I keep getting ...
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Device name of a Linux system required for identifying it as an "allowed device" on a WiFi hotspot?
I want to add a Linux system to the white list of a WiFi mobile hotspot running on Android. Doing hostnamectl returns, amongst other information, a Static hostname, an Icon name, a Machine ID, and a ...
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Two different versions of the same program
I ended up needing to download android studio (AS) multiple times as I downloaded a old version first accidentally. Now whenever I start AS via the terminal ( I type cd /usr/local/android-studio/bin ...
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Flash drive won't mount after rsync
After using rsync to copy mp3 files to a micro-sd card, the card will not mount on Mac or Android. The rsync command was rsync -aP source destination Why would this have messed up the drive? Disk ...
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Android's emulator command crashes with Segmentation fault on Linux Mint 21.3 Cinnamon
I have Linux Mint 21.3 Cinnamon running and installed Android studio including its emulator. Now a lot of people run into all sorts of problems when trying to actually emulate a device, but for me the ...
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