How to Run ArchLinux Plasma on Android !!

Hi there, this whole in a nutshell is guide to install and setup ArchLinux on your android without root and with KDE Plasma. Some small fixes and that’s it.

Arch Linux is a Linux distribution created for computers with x86-64 processors. Arch Linux adheres to the KISS principle (Keep It Simple, Stupid). The project attempts to have minimal distribution-specific changes, and therefore minimal breakage with updates, and be pragmatic over ideological design choices and focus on customizability rather than user-friendliness

Requirements:-

A android device capable of running Termux.

2-3gb free space atleast. 

Installation:-

 First installation termux, then install proot-distro with this command:-

pkg update && apt upgrade -y && apt install proot-distro 

And install x11-repo, pulseaudio, tigervnc and xorg-xhost for starting VNC.

pkg install x11-repo pulseaudio; pkg install xorg-xhost tigervnc

Now starting installing arch linux, prefer using wifi

proot-distro install archlinux

Setting up ArchLinux:-

Once it installed, use this to login and it will enable dbus too (required for KDE Plasma)

proot-distro login archlinux --bind /dev/null:/proc/sys/kernel/cap_last_cap

Now lets install some required packages and setup a non-root user for KDE Plasma. 

pacman -Syuu & pacman -S sudo neofetch

Once both packages installed, add a user (choose name of your choice)

export USER=(username); useradd $USER; echo "$USER ALL=(ALL) ALL" >> /etc/sudoers 

Now add a password for that user then login with that user, it, from this you can use sudo command with non-root user.

passwd $USER

Installing KDE Plasma:-

We’ll install minimal version of KDE Plasma, it will be much faster than whole. It will take sometime to install it, just keep patience.

pacman -S plasma-desktop

Once it installed, lets install some useful applications like browser, file manager, terminal etc.

pacman -S dolphin firefox konsole kdeplasma-addons kde-gtk-config

Setting up sound:-