diff --git a/usage/install-and-run-android-applications.md b/usage/install-and-run-android-applications.md index 57c3939..3e416d1 100644 --- a/usage/install-and-run-android-applications.md +++ b/usage/install-and-run-android-applications.md @@ -1,5 +1,8 @@ # Install and Run Android Applications +Once installed you can launch Android application through your desktop Application Menu. +For example try to find a Contacts app. + Waydroid is able to perform a few various operations found by using the `waydroid app -h` command: ```bash @@ -16,20 +19,31 @@ subaction: list list installed applications ``` -You can install Android applications with: +So to see a list of all available apps use: -```bash -waydroid app install xyz.apk +```sh +waydroid app list ``` -Then you can launch the application through your desktop Application Menu. +Now you see the Android package name of the app (it looks like `com.xxx.yyy`) and you can launch it from the commandline with `waydroid app launch`: -If you know the Android package name of the app (`com.xxx.yyy`) you can also use the commandline with: +```sh +waydroid app launch com.android.contacts +``` -```bash -waydroid app launch com.foo.bar + +You can install an Android application from `*.apk` package with `waydroid app install some_app.apk`. +The apk files you will sometimes find on the internet tend to only have ARM support, and will therefore not work on x86\_64. + +As an example let's install the [F-Droid](https://f-droid.org) libre app store to get applications graphically: + +```sh +wget -O /tmp/F-Droid.apk https://f-droid.org/F-Droid.apk +waydroid app install /tmp/F-Droid.apk +rm -f /tmp/F-Droid.apk +waydroid app launch org.fdroid.fdroid ``` -The apk files you will sometimes find on the internet tend to only have arm support, and will therefore not work on x86\_64. +With the F-Droid you may install more apps. You can also use the Play Store if you installed a [GAPPS image](../faq/using-custom-waydroid-images.md). + -You may want to install [F-Droid](https://f-droid.org) to get applications graphically. Or use the Play Store if you installed a GAPPS image. diff --git a/usage/install-on-desktops.md b/usage/install-on-desktops.md index bd89660..29c52c5 100644 --- a/usage/install-on-desktops.md +++ b/usage/install-on-desktops.md @@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ sudo apt install curl ca-certificates -y * Add the official repository ```bash -curl -s https://repo.waydro.id | sudo bash +wget -nv -O /tmp/waydroid_install.sh https://repo.waydro.id && sudo bash /tmp/waydroid_install.sh && rm -f /tmp/waydroid_instal.sh ``` If the script fails to detect your distribution, you can provide a valid option by appending `-s `. Currently supported values are: **mantic**, **focal**, **jammy**, **kinetic**, **lunar**, **noble**, **bookworm**, **bullseye**, **trixie**, **sid**