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    • stanwood
      stanwood @LRV last edited by stanwood

      @LRV Hi, if Anbox is already and correctly installed on your N5, you first need to download your apps in .APK file. You will find a lot of them here: https://apkcombo.com

      Once your app is downloaded, open your terminal and type "cd Downloads", than type: "adb install /home/phablet/Downloads/my-app.apk" (replace "my-app.apk" with the exact name of your apk file)
      Than type "exit".

      Got it! Your app will appear on your home screen

      Nexus 5 stable
      If God has a computer, it must be a GNU/Linux

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        LRV last edited by LRV

        That is the issue. I do not know how to properly install anbox with the new kernel.
        I've attempted the method you mentioned above but it errors with "bash: adb: command not found" multiple times from which I reckon anbox is not fully preinstalled.

        EDIT: Installing anbox as described in the wiki bricks my OS.

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          stanwood @LRV last edited by stanwood

          @LRV Weird, OTA-13 did not change anything concerning Android kernels, that are already installed in the Nexus 5 Ubuntu Touch image.

          However, since Anbox touches the root of the system image, it must be reinstalled after each OTA update:

          sudo mount -o rw,remount /
          sudo apt update
          sudo apt install anbox-ubuntu-touch android-tools-adb
          anbox-tool install
          exit

          Than re-install your .apk apps as described above. It should work.

          EDIT: Do not load Anbox cd-image as it is already charged in the Nexus 5 by default...

          Nexus 5 stable
          If God has a computer, it must be a GNU/Linux

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            tgv34 @stanwood last edited by

            @stanwood It looks good, but after
            sudo apt install anbox-ubuntu-touch android-tools-adb

            the terminal indicates "no enough free space in /var/cache/apt/archives/
            I do not how to resolve this issue

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            • stanwood
              stanwood @tgv34 last edited by

              @tgv34 Ok, so you might resize your memory partition dedicated to Anbox as follow:

              sudo mount -o rw,remount /
              sudo rm -r /var/cache/apt
              sudo tune2fs -m 0 /dev/loop0
              sudo apt update
              sudo apt install anbox-ubuntu-touch android-tools-adb
              sudo mount -o ro,remount /
              exit

              It should work fine after this.

              Nexus 5 stable
              If God has a computer, it must be a GNU/Linux

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              • AppLee
                AppLee @tgv34 last edited by

                @tgv34
                I guess you can also mount /var/cache/apt from the userdata partition.
                This way what is installed is kept after an OTA.
                But I never tried it myself cause I have no need for Anbox.

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                  tgv34 last edited by

                  @stanwood Thank you very much, it worked fine on my nexus5
                  @AppLee Thank you for your message, I did not tried your suggestion as my issue was already solved.

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                    domubpkm @stanwood last edited by

                    @stanwood Just curious because I didn't install :
                    Have you tested Firefox through Anbox? If yes, is it fully operational: downloading, acceleration...

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                    • stanwood
                      stanwood @domubpkm last edited by

                      @domubpkm No, I installed Anbox on an experimental basis and tried a few Android apps. But didn't use Firefox as Morph is really fine for me. But I guess you can install Firefox not using Anbox but with Libertines. (easier way)

                      Nexus 5 stable
                      If God has a computer, it must be a GNU/Linux

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                        LRV @stanwood last edited by

                        @stanwood Your method above worked. Thanks.

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                          stanwood @LRV last edited by

                          @LRV Great 👍 Thank you.

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