diff --git a/metadata/info.guardianproject.lildebi.txt b/metadata/info.guardianproject.lildebi.txt index 6b714dedad..ad4e992b21 100644 --- a/metadata/info.guardianproject.lildebi.txt +++ b/metadata/info.guardianproject.lildebi.txt @@ -7,15 +7,19 @@ Issue Tracker:https://github.com/guardianproject/lildebi/issues Summary:Run Debian on your phone Description: This is an app to setup and manage a Debian install in parallel on an Android -phone. It can build a Debian install from scratch or use an existing image. +phone. It can build a Debian install from scratch or use an existing image. It manages the starting and stopping of the Debian install. It uses debootstrap -to build up the disk image as a chroot, and then providesstart and stop methods -for handling mounting, fsck, starting/stopping sshd, etc.. This is built from -source by f-droid except for the gpg part which can be built from the code in -info.guardianproject.gpg.txt in the fdroiddata repo. See the website for usage -instructions. This is currently functional alpha software, so do not rely on it -to produce a trusted Debian install. Please do try it out, use it, and report -criticisms, bugs, improvements, etc. +to build up the disk image as a chroot, and then provides start and stop methods +for handling mounting, fsck, starting/stopping sshd, etc.. When the installation begins it +is best to turn off the screen timeout and not to do anything else. + +This is built from source by f-droid except for the gpg part which can be built from the instructions in the +[http://gitorious.org/f-droid/fdroiddata/blobs/master/metadata/info.guardianproject.lildebi.txt metadata] +in the fdroiddata repo. See the website for full usage instructions: or try running $su then #debian in +[[jackpal.androidterm]] after mounting the image. + +This is currently functional alpha software, so do not rely on it to produce a trusted Debian install. +Please do try it out, use it, and report criticisms, bugs, improvements, etc. . Repo Type:git