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KBOX2 is a BusyBox based Linux emulatorfor Androidrunning inside Jack Palevich's Terminal Emulator for Android or ConnectBot (Android terminal emulators).
With this solution you have a (basic) Linux system in the pocket.You can even compile programs.
- 6Platform resources
- 8How to
- 9Install additional packages
- 12Known problems
Installation of KBOX2
KBOX2 is used on Adroid 4 systems.Run another Android App OneBox Package Manager installer onceto create a kbox2 subdirectory under the terminal emulator applicationcontaining all necessary emulator software,providing simplified versions of a lot of Linux commands.
Note:
- There also exists a manual installation script, see KBOX2 installation; you can use this script to install KBOX in the ConnectBot application directory /data/data/org.connectbot
- Why is the Linux emulator installed below the subdirectory of a terminal emulator? Because the Android security model dictates that every app can only access its own executables and data files..
Installation of KBOX3
KBOX3 is used on Adroid 5 systems.Here we document using the ConnectBot terminal emulator.
Now you can follow the installation instructions on KBOX3 installation.
Create a symbolic link:
Now start the emulator manually:
To install more packages, see KBOX3 downloads.
Restrictions
This should work for any off-the-shelfAndroid device.Your device needs not to be (and should not be) rooted.
As a consequence only user mode programs are allowed.TCP/IP privileged ports lower than 1024 cannot be used.For the same reason SUID programs are technically impossible (e.g. ping, route).
Hidden files remain invisible, even when using ls -lad *
Since Android does not have real usernames,any program in the emulation needs to use fake usernames like 'kbox' etc.Also remember when using e.g. ssh to use real usernames.
The external SD card is vfat mounted,so specific Linux features can't be used.It can however be used as a storage device, e.g. /storage/extSdCard/Download can be used to store installation kits.
Run the emulator
By default the Jack Palevich's terminal emulator uses the standard Android shell /system/bin/sh.
To automatically run the emulator shell, execute:
Note:
- 1. You can automate the execution of this shell by replacing the default /system/bin/sh - shell via:
- 2. An alternative shell is not available from the ConnectBot terminal emulator. In this case you can use a symbolic link.
Libraries
The emulatorhas a primitive Android Bionic C-library.
The emulator is a BusyBoximplementation, so it only has basic Linux functionality.
If you need the full Linux commands,then you better install [[#Coreutils|]]
Platform resources
Processor
Remark that my dual-core mobile has more power than my Raspberry Pi..
Storage
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Cleanup after installation
The KBOX2 Linux emulator is installed as an option into theTerminal Emulator for Android.
Especially when you are short of RAMyou can easily gain12,5 MB of (temporary) installer filesonce the emulator has been installedand is working fine.
If needed later, you can perform a fresh installation.Remember to save your user & data files on an external SD card.
- Deinstall OneBox Package Manager
- Remove directory /storage/sdcard0/com.monami_ya.onebox.manager (and kbox2-base-installer) via My Files
- Remove remaining installer files:
How to
Set the execution path
If you want to add user executables,you might need to change the exeuction path.Remember that the SD card cannot be used for bin files.
PATH='/bin:/sbin:/usr/bin:/usr/local/bin:/android_root/system/bin'
Note:
- Add the double quotes, or you would not be able to login any more!
- /sbin and /usr/bin are symbolic links to /bin
Access the Android file system
Install additional packages
Additional packages can be installed using dpkg.You can download installation packages fromKBOX2 or KBOX3 downloads using wget.
Download install and run
An example:
Note:
- Or /sdcard/Download
Telnet daemon
- Install kbox-login and utelnetd from KBOX2 download using dpkg.
- Manually run the utelnetd daemon from the console.
- Telnet via e.g. PuTTY
Remember to use port 10023 (no root access):
Compile native ARM programs
Use gcc compiler;see download.
Note:
- Requires 100 MB of RAM storage.
- Currenlty only version 4.7 is supported
SSH client and server
Prerequite: kbox-login
Provides the client commands ssh and scp,and the /bin/ssh_daemon.sh ssh daemon.
To login to a remote system: Dialer for android apk free download.
To start the ssh server:
To login:
Coreutils package
The coreutils package providesLinux commands with more options than the standard BusyBox versions.
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Other packages
Other packages you can download fromKBOX2 or KBOX3 downloads.
Package | Description |
---|---|
ftp | FTP client |
gawk | awk script processor |
nano | Text editor |
Perl | Perl script processor |
rsync | Remote file synchronisation |
strace | Command tracing |
More packages exist.. see http://kevinboone.net
Security
When running daemon programs, you can better stop the emulator before leaving your intranet..
KBOX and Android versions
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Version | Notes | |
---|---|---|
KBOX | Android | |
KBOX1 | 2 | Obsolete |
KBOX2 | 4 | Current version1 |
KBOX3 | 4.2 or 5 | For the newest Android 4/5 devices2,3,4 |
Note:
- 1. The KBOX2 manual installation script works with other terminal emulators like ConnectBot; you need to install in directory /data/data/org.connectbot
- 2. Android Lollipop (5.0.2) fails to run the KBOX3 emulator:
After the standard installation you need to manually overwrite libfakechroot.so.Copy http://www.kevinboone.net/libfakechroot_fix_dlopen_1.so to /sdcard/Download
- 3. The KBOX2 manual installation does not work on Android 5 since only position independent (PIE) executables are allowed..
- 4. Android 5 does not allow terminal emulators to write to external SD card storage /storage/extSdCard. Reading is not a problem. (you could use the Android or Windows explorer program instead to transfer files from /sdcard)
Known problems
Uninstalling the terminal emulator
Uninstalling the Terminal Emulator for Androidwill also remove the KBOX2 and any of its data files without any warning.Therefore it is adviced to use an (external) SD card for storage.Do not use /home/kbox to store data or program sources.
No privileged commands
No root access, no SUID, no system ports.
Consequence: any linux or network tool requiring root privileges does not work.
- ping, tcpdump, route, etc. do not work
Use the built-in Android ping command:
result:
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result:
- route does not work
(no solution here)
- TCP/IP ports below 1024 cannot be used by user (root required)
Use higher (non privileged) port numbers.
SD card
The external SD card is a vfat file system.Therefore exec rights are not available; so you can only store executable programs in RAM.
Slow response
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Sometimes slow response:
- Radio streaming interrupted
- Console commands slowly responding (command entry echo; execution delay)
Might be caused by too few free RAM. Download free iphone 4 ringtones for your mobile phone.
Telnet session fails
- Login again..
Network commands fail
- Why is 192.168.1.0/24 not working?
- Why is there a 192.168.1.30/32?
Routing problemswhich cannot be manually solved,because route requires root access.
Symbolic links not supported
Symbolic links not allowed on the vfat file system:
External links
- http://www.kevinboone.net/kbox3_diary.html (bug fixes)
Older versions:
See also
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