Installing Modded OS

This guide covers installing a Modded OS edition with the Andronix app 10 (Andronix 2.0): the five Modded 2.0 editions, and the Classic editions for people who bought them before. It takes a few taps.

Before you startCopy Anchor Link

• Sign in to the Andronix app. Your purchases are linked to your account.
• A 64-bit phone: Modded OS isn't available on 32-bit phones; the app tells you if yours is one.
• One install per distro: a Modded edition is installed into the folder of the distro it's built on, so it can't sit next to the free distro of the same base, or another edition built on it. For example, Modded 2.0 Ubuntu KDE replaces the free Ubuntu. If one is already there, the install stops and tells you; to replace it, add --reinstall to the command. It asks before deleting anything, so back up what you want to keep first.
• Download limits: each account can download a Modded OS a set number of times per day and per month. Most people never reach the limit, and Premium raises it. If you need more for a good reason, contact us.

1. Pick an editionCopy Anchor Link

Open the Modded OS tab. It lists the Modded 2.0 editions, the Modded Pass and Andronix Complete. If you bought a Modded OS before Andronix 2.0, your Classic editions are listed further down, under Archived — yours to keep.

2. Buy it (if you don't own it yet)Copy Anchor Link

Tap an edition you don't own, or the Modded Pass or Andronix Complete offer. The Google Play purchase sheet opens; pay there as you would for any app. When the purchase is done, the edition shows as Owned.

Already own it? Skip to the next step.

3. Install itCopy Anchor Link

The edition installs inside the app:

1. Tap your edition, then install it.
2. Set up your user: enter a user name and a password, as for a free distro. Modded editions come without a user, so the app always asks.
3. The install screen shows each step. When it's done, tap Open the desktop.

The edition installs into its base distro and shows on Home under Your Linux with its base distro's name and Modded. In the app, Modded OS needs a 64-bit ARM device and a Linux kernel 4.8 or newer.

If the app says:

• That token is for another edition: go back and pick this edition again.
• Early access: Premium: this edition is in early access for Andronix Premium and Modded Pass owners.
• The download link expired: go back and start the install again.

To reinstall an edition in the app, install it again. The app asks you to confirm first, because everything inside it is deleted.

4. Start the desktopCopy Anchor Link

When the install is done, tap Open the desktop. Later, open it from Home under Your Linux: your edition is listed with its base distro's name and Modded. See Your Linux on Home.

Classic editionsCopy Anchor Link

The Classic editions (the original Modded Ubuntu XFCE, Ubuntu KDE, Debian and Manjaro) install the same way: tap the edition under Archived — yours to keep (it shows Owned), then follow steps 3 and 4. They're free for everyone who bought them before, and aren't sold anymore.

Remove a Modded OSCopy Anchor Link

On Home, under Your Linux, tap ⋮ next to the edition, then Remove, and confirm. See Uninstall a distro.

Installed a Modded OS in Termux? See Modded OS in Termux.