Install Android 4.4 KitKat on Linux

Install Android 4.4 KitKat on Linux

The Android (x86) project is dedicated to porting the Android system to the X86 processor, so that users can easily install Android on any computer. They use the android source code and add patches to enable Android to work on X86 processors, laptops, and tablets.

Some time ago, the project team released the latest "Android KitKat 4.4 r1". below, I will explain how to install Android 4.4 KitKat on VirtualBox.

1. In most Linux distributions, the official source has VirtualBox. For example, install VirtualBox In Ubuntu.

$ Sudo apt-get install virtualbox

Step 2: download and install Android 4.4 kitkat in VirtualBox

2. This step is quite simple. You just need to download the Android 4.4x86 Kit Kat file from the androud Sourceforge.net project.

Android-x86 4.4-r1 release download, kitkat-x86 first stable version

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3. to install Android 4.4 kitkat, first start the. iso file you just downloaded, open VirtualBox, create a new virtual machine, and set it according to the following figure:

4. Next, it will ask you about the memory size of your new device. Android 4.4 kikat needs 1 GB of memory to run perfectly, but since my computer only has 1 GB of memory, I can only choose 512 MB.

5. Select "Create a virtual hard drive now" to Create a new hard disk.

6. It will ask you about the new virtual hard disk type and select VDI

7. Now you can set the Virtual Disk size as needed. However, in addition to the space used for installing Apps in the future, at least 4 GB is required to ensure that the system is correctly installed.

8. now that your new virtual device has been created, you can start the download. select the created virtual machine from the list on the left and click Settings> storage. For example, select the image file of android 4.4 kitkat RC2.

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