UBports Robot Logo UBports Forum
    • Categories
    • Recent
    • Tags
    • Popular
    • Users
    • Groups
    • Search
    • Register
    • Login

    Unsolved Pi-hole possible in UT?

    Support
    5
    10
    258
    Loading More Posts
    • Oldest to Newest
    • Newest to Oldest
    • Most Votes
    Reply
    • Reply as topic
    Log in to reply
    This topic has been deleted. Only users with topic management privileges can see it.
    • T
      trev
      last edited by

      I was wondering if it is possible to run pi-hole on my pixel 2 running Ubuntu touch? It seems like a good use case if i can get it to work.

      Pi-hole is an app (originally designed to run on a raspberry pi) to block adverts over a whole network. See link for info.

      It should run on Ubuntu, but i can't figure out a way to install it on my phone. I'm a very basic user, but i can follow reasonably simple instructions.

      IanI KenedaK 2 Replies Last reply Reply Quote 0
      • IanI
        Ian @trev
        last edited by

        @trev Have you tried uAdBlock from the OpenStore?

        T 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
        • T
          trev @Ian
          last edited by

          @Ian thanks for the suggestion. I guess that this is an equivalent app, but I can't figure out how to make it work. I can't find any documentation for it either. I tried following the Pi-Hole documentation, but it doesn't really seem to apply.

          Sorry if I'm being dense, but I'm just a basic user (capable of copying and pasting commands, and following step-by-step instructions only).

          I think the relevant app is uAdBlockNG now.

          IanI 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
          • IanI
            Ian @trev
            last edited by

            @trev I guess that is 'Next Generation'?

            As far as I can see you install the app, open it, and then select 'uAdBlockNG enabled'.

            After that ads are blocked in Morph. I imagine you need to launch the app ocaisionaly and check for updates.πŸ€“

            T 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
            • T
              trev @Ian
              last edited by

              @Ian ah. In that case it doesn't do the same as Pi-Hole.

              With Pi-Hole you can use it with your entire home network. You use it as a DNS redirect and it blocks any ip addresses associated with ad-networks. (I may be using the terminology wrong...)

              IanI 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
              • IanI
                Ian @trev
                last edited by

                @trev In that case you need to get your hands on a PI to run it on. The good news is that their supply issues are getting better.πŸ˜ƒ

                1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
                • KenedaK
                  Keneda @trev
                  last edited by

                  @trev said in Pi-hole possible in UT?:

                  I was wondering if it is possible to run pi-hole on my pixel 2 running Ubuntu touch?

                  I guess it is possible, but after that, you'll need to manage OTA updating differently or not doing it.
                  Installing mainline gnu/linux app is possible on UT, but requires you to put hands on it, and any system braking issue is on you ^^

                  2015-Now : Meizu MX4 (Stable) now for web use
                  Spare : Nexus 5 (Stable), now for daily use

                  T 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
                  • T
                    trev @Keneda
                    last edited by

                    @Keneda @Ian Thanks for your input. I'm getting the impression that this is beyond the level of technical expertise I'm willing to invest right now.

                    Plan B is to repurpose one of my old laptops to run Pi-Hole. That should be more within my abilities!

                    MoemM arubislanderA 2 Replies Last reply Reply Quote 0
                    • MoemM
                      Moem @trev
                      last edited by

                      @trev said in Pi-hole possible in UT?:

                      Plan B is to repurpose one of my old laptops to run Pi-Hole. That should be more within my abilities!

                      It's also simply a much better tool for the job at hand.

                      Is currently using an Op5t
                      Also owns an Op1 and a BQ E4.5. And an Xperia X. Please, someone... make it stop.

                      1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
                      • arubislanderA
                        arubislander @trev
                        last edited by

                        @trev As @Moem has so succinctly remarked, indeed it is!

                        If you had succeeded in running Pi Hole on your device, you would have then have to proceed to set your device as your network's DNS server, which would mean that you would have no DNS, and consequently in practice no internet, if your device was offline for any reason at all. In short, I don't think running pi-hole on it would have been a very good idea.

                        πŸ‡¦πŸ‡Ό πŸ‡³πŸ‡± πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ πŸ‡ͺπŸ‡Έ
                        Happily running Ubuntu Touch
                        BQ Aquaris M10 FHD (16.04 RC)
                        Google Pixel 3a (20.04 DEV)
                        JingPad (20.04 DEV)
                        Meizu Pro 5 (16.04 DEV)
                        PinePhone / PineTab UT CE (20.04 daily)

                        1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
                        • First post
                          Last post