How To Install Arch Linux With Plasma Desktop On Android

Hello guys welcome to my Blog, in today's Article I'm going to write about how to install Arch Linux With KDE Plasma Desktop On Android, though I have once Written An Article On How To Install Arch, but it was an xfce Desktop interface, for the sake of those who would love a different Desktop Experience, this Article is the Right one for you

Prerequisites:

Termux

Vnc viewer

Installation procedures:

Launch Termux and update your Terminal with the command:

pkg update 

After that install proot-distro with the command

pkg install proot-distro

As soon as proot-distro is Installed, you can install Arch Linux with the command

proot-distro install archlinux

Once Arch Linux Is installed login with the command

proot-distro login archlinux

Update Archlinux with the command

pacman -Syu

Install Plasma Desktop with the command

pacman -S plasma-desktop

Now install necessary dependencies with the command;

pacman -S neofetch firefox tigervnc konsole plasma-wayland-session

Now open a new session to Termux and install some necessary packages with the commands below:

1. install x11-repo with the command

pkg install x11-repo

2. Install vncserver and Xserver with the command

pkg install xorg-xhost tigervnc

Now To connect to GUI use the commands below.

Launch a vnc connection with the command

vncserver -geometry 1600x700 -listen tcp :1

Now make that vnc connection available to be connected to at any localhost with the command:

DISPLAY=:1 xhost +

You can now switch back to the Arch Linux session and connect to the local server using the command

DISPLAY=:1 dbus-launch plasma_session

Now Launch your preferred Vnc Application and connect to the local server you just created.

Conclusion

By following the steps above as directed, you will have a brand new Plasma Arch Linux Desktop Installed On Your Android phone. You can Arrange the desktop interface To Your Taste As it Suites You. If You have any question reach out to me in the comments section below.

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