How to install Ubuntu touch on Mi A2 by simple way?

Moem

@sann Try using an older version of the installer. It seems that 0.8.8 is working well for many people.
Get it here: https://github.com/ubports/ubports-installer/releases/tag/0.8.8-beta

Sann

@moem It really works with the 0.8.8 beta installer. I successfully finish installing the Ubuntu touch on the Xiaomi Mi A2 device. Thank you so much.

Moem

@sann Glad to hear it and I'm happy that I could help!

anandandlavie

Can you post here how you installed the 0.8.8. version of ubports-installer via snap?

I am unable to figure out what options to give to snap to precisely install the 0.8.8 version.

Many thanks in advance!

Lakotaubp

@anandandlavie You should just be able to download the installer using the link and install it as normal https://github.com/ubports/ubports-installer/releases/tag/0.8.8-beta Are you having issues with the link?

anandandlavie

@lakotaubp thank you for your message. I downloaded the linked file " ubports-installer_0.8.8-beta_linux_amd64.deb" and tried to install it on my linux machine with the command:

sudo dpkg -i ~/Downloads/ubports-installer_0.8.8-beta_linux_amd64.deb

and it gave me the following error:

Selecting previously unselected package ubports-installer.
(Reading database ... 457343 files and directories currently installed.)
Preparing to unpack .../ubports-installer_0.8.8-beta_linux_amd64.deb ...
Unpacking ubports-installer (0.8.8-beta) ...
dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of ubports-installer:
ubports-installer depends on libappindicator1; however:
Package libappindicator1 is not installed.
ubports-installer depends on android-tools-adb; however:
Package android-tools-adb is not installed.
ubports-installer depends on android-tools-fastboot; however:
Package android-tools-fastboot is not installed.
ubports-installer depends on heimdall-flash; however:
Package heimdall-flash is not installed.

dpkg: error processing package ubports-installer (--install):
dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
Processing triggers for hicolor-icon-theme (0.15-0ubuntu1.1) ...
Processing triggers for gnome-menus (3.13.3-6ubuntu3.1) ...
Processing triggers for desktop-file-utils (0.22-1ubuntu5.2) ...
Processing triggers for bamfdaemon (0.5.3~bzr0+16.04.20180209-0ubuntu1) ...
Rebuilding /usr/share/applications/bamf-2.index...
Processing triggers for mime-support (3.59ubuntu1) ...
Errors were encountered while processing:
ubports-installer

I am not sure what dependency problems were encountered during the installation (see above). If you may be able to help with this that would be very appreciated!

Many thanks!

anandandlavie

Nevermind... I just ran "sudo apt-get install -f" without any package info after the error came up and it resolved the dependencies and installed the dependencies and ubports-installer 0.8.8.

However I am still not sure why it would resolve itself by running apt-get install -f without any packages. Experienced people's linux insight would be appreciated.

Many thanks!

Lakotaubp

@anandandlavie Sorry for late reply. I have only ever install the installer using the standard download and have had no issue there. For the rest you will need someone with a much better knowledge of these things than me.

anandandlavie

@lakotaubp, thanks for your help regardless!

mkarpicki

I had similar experience on my Ubuntu. Additionally I saw fastboot crashing with message "press any key to shutdown".
On some other thread (which I will also look to comment) I saw suggestions about USB port. Changing of port on my laptop did not work as I have only usb 3.0 but I tried to use other laptop (Mac, with installer suggested by @Moem ), and it worked !