Further Reading

Jay Freeman, "Debian and Android Together on G1" (Nov 2008).

• first reported installation of Debian on an Android device

Gael Perron, "Linux Installer"

• the first Debian installer on Android Market (now Google Play).
• uses the classic chroot method of installing Debian on Android

Sven-Ola Tuecke, "Debian Kit for Android."

• bind-mounts Debian to the root of the Android file system (i.e. does not use chroot)
• gives Debian full access to the Android file system

Mikael Q. Kuisma, "Integrating GNU/Linux with Android the Matrix Way"

• instead of running Debian in a chroot, Kuisma runs Android in a chroot
• During the device's initialization process, Debian is mounted first, then Debian transfers control to the chroot'ed Android.

Guardian Project, "Lil' Debi"

• classic chroot and then mounts Android partitions in Debian space
• Debian user sees a fusion of both Debian and Android systems

Anton Skshidlevsky (meefik), "Linux Deploy"

• classic chroot method
• offers a wide selection of GNU/Linux distributions

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Debian

• GNU/Linux operating system
• has supported the ARM processor (in most phones and tablets) since 2000

CyanogenMod

• open-source operating system based on Android

SkoleLinux

• provides a subset of Debian pre-configured for educational networks
• identifies open-source software suitable for use in schools (among other goals)

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