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Ubuntu/Debian Based Install Instructions

Installation

These instructions work for ubuntu focal, ubuntu hirsute, debian bullseye, droidian, ubports, and likely more. We will continue to update this document as the project further develops

Install Pre-requisites

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sudo apt install curl -y
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Waydroid requires the following in order to work properly on your PC:
    python3
    lxc
    curl
    Wayland session manager IMPORTANT!!
NOTES:
    ⚠️ NVIDIA GPUs do not work as of now, try using iGPU of your CPU or software rendering instead.
    Wayland session manager comes with distros running GNOME by default (Ubuntu, Pop!_OS, Fedora, etc), so no need to install separately.
    Other desktop environments/window managers, might not support Wayland out of the box. (KDE Plasma does after 5.21)

Install Waydroid

Add the repo to your sources.list
    Add waydroid repo (for droidian & ubports, this step can be skipped) Replace DISTRO="bullseye" with your current target. Options: focal, bullseye, hirsute
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export DISTRO="bullseye" && \
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sudo curl -# --proto '=https' --tlsv1.2 -Sf https://repo.waydro.id/waydroid.gpg --output /usr/share/keyrings/waydroid.gpg && \
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echo "deb [signed-by=/usr/share/keyrings/waydroid.gpg] https://repo.waydro.id/ $DISTRO main" > ~/waydroid.list && \
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sudo mv ~/waydroid.list /etc/apt/sources.list.d/waydroid.list && \
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sudo apt update
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install Waydroid:
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sudo apt install waydroid -y
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And start the init process:
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sudo waydroid init
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Then start the waydroid container service (or just simply reboot):
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sudo systemctl start waydroid-container
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Troubleshooting

Manually Starting Waydroid

To start Waydroid without systemctl, you need to follow a few simple steps
Start the container first:
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sudo waydroid container start
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And in a new terminal tab, start the waydroid session (without sudo):
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waydroid session start
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After that starts and you see "Android with user 0 is ready", it is safe to launch an app from the applications menu, or

Launch Waydroid In Full-Screen Mode:

(This can be run while Waydroid is running, or used to start it in full-screen mode)
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waydroid show-full-ui
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Launch Waydroid In Multi-Window Mode:

First we need to set the property while a Waydroid session is running:
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waydroid prop set persist.waydroid.multi_windows true
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After that, we can restart the container:
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sudo systemctl restart waydroid-container
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Then we are ready to launch an app, and it will start in multi-window mode

Reinstalling Waydroid

Sometimes things don't go as planned and you need to remove it all and start over. To do that, follow the steps below:
First, make sure you have stopped the session and containers:
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waydroid session stop
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sudo waydroid container stop
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Then it is safe to remove Waydroid:
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sudo apt remove waydroid
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After you remove Waydroid, reboot.
Then once logged back in, we need to do a little cleanup:
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sudo rm -rf /var/lib/waydroid /home/.waydroid ~/waydroid ~/.share/waydroid ~/.local/share/applications/*aydroid* ~/.local/share/waydroid
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Then can reinstall and run the init command again:
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sudo apt install waydroid
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sudo waydroid init
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Contents
Installation
Install Pre-requisites
Install Waydroid
Troubleshooting
Manually Starting Waydroid
Launch Waydroid In Full-Screen Mode:
Launch Waydroid In Multi-Window Mode:
Reinstalling Waydroid