NOW Wishnu can connect TV via HDMI and keyboard and mouse with USB host!
Wishnu is a full linux desktop launched on android phone.
We have created Android application which starts Debian on android mobile device with one click (no need to type any commands in the terminal etc).
We have also written desktop client application which shows Debian desktop running on mobile phone on the PC or laptop with wide screen, mouse and keyboard, so this actually turns the solution to the docking station like Motorola Lapdock or devices such as Pocket Desktop, but much better, cause you don't need to buy additional docking station device and you will immediately receive a lot of of common desktop applications available from Debian MIPS/ARM repositories (even pdf document viewers, image editors, office with spreadsheets and presentations editors etc).
Also device SD card available inside chrooted system in /media/sharedSD dir.
Currently Wishnu uses Debian 5.0 ARM image. We are planning to add more customized and fresh Debian and Ubuntu OS images.
System requirements
PC client
- OS Windows XP, Vista, 7 (x86) or Linux (x86, x64)
- Java Runtime Environment must be pre-installed.
- Device ADB driver on Windows (on linux no adb driver needed, but adb server should be started as root in most cases)
Android device
- MIPS or ARM
- Mobile processor 500 MHz, 256 mb RAM (Recommended: processor 1 GHz and >512 mb RAM)
- Android OS 1.5 or higher.
- The device must be rooted.
How to use WishNu:
1. Start the mobile app and press the "Start" button. Don't forget, the image must be present in your phone's SD card for everything to work.
2. Use the USB cable to connect the phone to your PC.
3. Run the desktop application. The name (serial number) of your phone should appear on the screen.
4. Double click the name.
Visit wishnu.org for more details.
Tags: linuxonandroid.com, linux on android pdf, debian for android phones, linux connect tools, linux desktop for android.
Wishnu is a full linux desktop launched on android phone.
We have created Android application which starts Debian on android mobile device with one click (no need to type any commands in the terminal etc).
We have also written desktop client application which shows Debian desktop running on mobile phone on the PC or laptop with wide screen, mouse and keyboard, so this actually turns the solution to the docking station like Motorola Lapdock or devices such as Pocket Desktop, but much better, cause you don't need to buy additional docking station device and you will immediately receive a lot of of common desktop applications available from Debian MIPS/ARM repositories (even pdf document viewers, image editors, office with spreadsheets and presentations editors etc).
Also device SD card available inside chrooted system in /media/sharedSD dir.
Currently Wishnu uses Debian 5.0 ARM image. We are planning to add more customized and fresh Debian and Ubuntu OS images.
System requirements
PC client
- OS Windows XP, Vista, 7 (x86) or Linux (x86, x64)
- Java Runtime Environment must be pre-installed.
- Device ADB driver on Windows (on linux no adb driver needed, but adb server should be started as root in most cases)
Android device
- MIPS or ARM
- Mobile processor 500 MHz, 256 mb RAM (Recommended: processor 1 GHz and >512 mb RAM)
- Android OS 1.5 or higher.
- The device must be rooted.
How to use WishNu:
1. Start the mobile app and press the "Start" button. Don't forget, the image must be present in your phone's SD card for everything to work.
2. Use the USB cable to connect the phone to your PC.
3. Run the desktop application. The name (serial number) of your phone should appear on the screen.
4. Double click the name.
Visit wishnu.org for more details.
Tags: linuxonandroid.com, linux on android pdf, debian for android phones, linux connect tools, linux desktop for android.
Recently changed in this version:
- New interface
- Built-in VNC client (see linux desktop on your mobile device screen!)
- Better support for multiple sdcards and storages
- Run on Novo7 Paladin
- Bugfixes and improvements
-Now you also can use Wishnu synbiosis https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=edu.phystech.wishnusimbiosis




Comments and ratings for WishNu — Linux on Android
(54 stars)
by Ryan Granger on 08/03/2013
Need options to save system image to different location. I had to download the image via browser and move file manually as app downloaded kept crashing Upon trying to load system it frozen on final step. I can't attempt to fix latter as there is no debu
(54 stars)
by Jordan Liu on 05/03/2013
Doesn't boot on Jelly bean 4.2.2. Wiped my sdcard when I uninstalled.
(54 stars)
by Edward Oakeley on 19/01/2013
The image download link doesn't work. I will rate again when it is fixed
(54 stars)
by A Google User on 19/11/2012
After a week of trying to use other installers trying to customise shells bash errors and the like i found u and if it was anatomically possible i would have ur babies
(54 stars)
by ZeevB on 26/01/2012
Nice idea, but the implementation is extremely insecure , wet and there are no warnings about the security problems . Also, there is no instruction how to use it with an ordinary VNC-client with this installation (use display #1 with password "android"
(54 stars)
by Mladen on 11/01/2012
How does it work?