📱Android

How to install Nitrocid KS on Android

The tricky part is getting Nitrocid KS to run on Android phones and tablets, especially those that run the latest version of Android.

Installation

To install Nitrocid KS on your phone or tablet, install the following dependencies:

• Termux
• Ubuntu PRoot

Ensure that your Android version is compatible with Termux. You need at least 8 GB of free storage and Android 7.0 or higher.

To get a better experience with Nitrocid KS on your phone or your tablet, it's advisable to get a phone or a tablet that supports desktop mode (Samsung DeX for example) and a Bluetooth mouse and keyboard.

Required packages

You can consult the required dependencies here:

📦Dependency Information

Once you're done, follow the steps:

1. Install Termux

2. Install proot-distro using the following command:

   • pkg install proot-distro

3. Install the Ubuntu proot

   • proot-distro install ubuntu

4. Log in to the Ubuntu proot

   • proot-distro login ubuntu

5. Ensure that you've updated the package cache

   • apt update

   • apt dist-upgrade

6. Install the .NET 8.0 runtime

   • apt install dotnet-runtime-8.0

7. Install wget to download the latest release from this page.

   • apt install wget

   • wget https://github.com/Aptivi/Kernel-Simulator/releases/download/v0.x.x.x-beta/0.x.x.x-bin.zip

8. Install unzip to extract the files

   • apt install unzip

   • unzip 0.x.x.x-bin.zip

9. Execute dotnet Nitrocid.dll

For 0.0.24.x or older, files that end with the -dotnet prefix means that it's for .NET 6.0.

Bleeding-edge

Bleeding-edge builds usually come from building the development branch of the kernel, and they usually contain bugs and other untested features.

If you're a tester to such software, please follow the steps on your Windows machine. Please be sure that you're signed in to your GitHub account.

1. Open this page
2. Select the most recent build

3. Scroll down to Artifacts and click on the ks-build button to download the ZIP file on your device

4. Repeat steps 1-6 in the Installation section

5. Now, use the termux-setup-storage command. Follow the instructions here.
6. Copy the ks-build.zip file from ~/storage/downloads/ks-build.zip to your home directory

   • cp ~/storage/downloads/ks-build.zip ~/

7. Still in the home directory, install unzip to extract the files

   • apt install unzip

   • unzip ks-build.zip

8. Execute dotnet Nitrocid.dll