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      LRV last edited by

      I just upgraded to OTA-13 on my LG Nexus 5. I read that from OTA-12 up the installation of android apps changes. How do I install android Apps?

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        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 @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 @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 @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)

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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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