How to Run Linux Natively on iPad For Free (No Jailbreaking) | Programming on iPad

[@ArsenGaming]

This is NOT native. Native means something very specific. It means the OS is running DIRECTLY on the hardware. This is the opposite of native. It is an emulated x86 environment. It's not even using the iPad's CPU architecture. It will allow running some Linux programs, but nowhere near at the performance of a native OS, and without access to anything beyond the sandbox created by iOS for the app.

[@AndyRocket1000]

But.. do you think there is anyway or any place to find out how to make linux nativly on the ipad👀i hate the ipad so much😵it feels lika prison

[@jub8891]

@@AndyRocket1000 not a definitive answer but asahi linux runs on m1 and m2 macbooks.. with some work it could be possible to make it run on ipads that also run on those architectures

[@moya_mama]

@@SimonBauer7 no, on android it is possible to get GPU acceleration (only with adreno 6xx GPUs) by compiling the patched mesa turnip driver.

[@matthijs623]

Hahahah, thank you for your comment. Some are so confident with themselves, that they lost the process of reflecting with self and close relatives. It took him 18 seconds to already let know it's nonsense

[@linuxgeex]

well... don't forget to dislike and unsubscibe.

[@TheBird..]

I love linux but It’s super difficult to switch and this really helped, thanks man

[@penboyasgod6103]

Not really. The OS is sometimes even easier and better than iOS [re: Files app !!! ] and even parts of Windows.

thank you very much man for putting subtitles in Portuguese, I managed to understand everything in the video! detail: I'm using google translator to write this..

[@pedromarcos1782]

Complicado, né parceiro hahhaa

[@akk5830]

For ipad users free applications and linux are just like magic

[@tylerpage1915]

Can I actually use the Linux operating system or is it just a terminal for codes?

[@ericoschmitt]

Thank you so much, I have no idea what to do with Linux, never used it, but even knowing I can break free of some constraints is relieving! I’m gonna learn linux asap.

[@SATSifaction]

Awesome

[@alejandro8342]

Actualmente los entornos gráficos de Linux son muy parecidos a los de Windows, por lo que resulta muy sencillo trabajar en ellos. Empero se recomiendo empezar a manejar Linux desde la Ventana de Comandos, para una experiencia mas completa.

[@ronenchristy5236]

Thanks you solved my problem within 7 minutes

[@a9udn9u]

iSH runs on a X86 emulator (so not native) and it's slow AF. It hangs often when you do any CPU intensive work.

[@inputoutput-hd7jl]

Nice, thanks for the video. I would recommend turning your gain down just a little. it's a smidge hot

[@SATSifaction]

Thanks I’ll keep that in mind for next time

[@DaisyHollowBooks]

Cool. Just getting into Linux I’m going to try this on my old iPad.

[@fcf8269]

Cool video, but keep in mind you are not running linux, you are running the unix subsystem shell... Which is different. Try use GCC on it to do any compiling and you will see the problem. For python and JS it works fine, as those are interpreted languages; but anything that require compiling, you need to run the OS natively; which means you need to have the kernel control the hardware, and not the iOS pass on control on it when needed. Those are 2 very different things.

[@qwert4871]

You are running Alpine Linux distribution in it’s full form. It uses musl instead of gcc, but you can install gcc and compile anything with it if you want.

[@RayanAdm]

Man u really rocket in these things, make a tutorial about Linux and pi

[@pinakiroy3878]

Wow.. this is awesome.. I was considering to get a raspberry pi before watching this video

[@swiftlabbuildstuff]

i didn't watch the video but i read all the comments. looks like many people have commented that iPad 2 doesn't work with this method. now i'm sad but at least i saved 11 minutes by reading the comments first.

[@micheleiliescu]

Great video! I tried to use remote desktop from chrome, on my iPad pro... but the keyboard is f*** up. For example, if I try to type something some keys are completely wrong... i want to type ‘=‘ and it prints ‘/‘ or i want to type ‘/‘ and it prints ‘ù’ and there are many others. I tried different types of Remote Desktop and the result is the same... even trying to make somewhat of a layout keyboard on windows ... but it didn’t work. I’m in college and it would be nice to make something like this to work, so I don’t have to bring my heavy laptop everywhere. Do you think is somehow possible to make it work?

[@dnldnl4880]

This was very cool I’m starting out and was looking for a way to use my ipad. Why or what is the purpose of virtualenv? Also do you know if you can use vmware sdk in this shell?

[@c.rutherford]

I'm coming to find they are designed to go obsolete in about 3 years, and leave you no option but to buy a new one. And they try to charge you for all the apps in the meantime. Basically overpriced portable money pits imo

[@kode4food]

"apk-tools 2.10.5, compiled for x86" -- Is it really running Linux "natively," because it seems to be emulating an x86, or am I wrong?

[@theontologist]

It is not native. It emulates x86 Linux with all sorts of additional iOS-imposed limitations.

[@patrixhush9626]

Hi, can it work on an iPad Mini and which minimum generation does it take work...??

[@SATSifaction]

Yes it should

[@정경진-s8n]

You save my life ! Thank you for sharing!!

[@SATSifaction]

You’re welcome

[@qcasares]

AWESOME. thanks for sharing!

[@SATSifaction]

You’re welcome

[@bobsisic5714]

Do you any other videos of things to do with Linux from iPad os

[@garyhoney2013]

Let me know when you can replace the Kernel and OS. I love Unbuntu and would love to go completely over to it or some user friendly OS. Bought the IPad retina 10.3.3 for my mother a year before Apple update because it was les complicated for her now it's useless. As for myself I'm anti Apple. If there is developer you know of working in this area that hasn't "given up" on a alternative OS I would be grateful for the information.

[@penboyasgod6103]

[@penboyasgod6103]

*Never happen.*

[@bobsisic5714]

I am very new to this been very long time since I played in a CLI , now that I have these packages how do I bring them up is there a GUI, do run it a browser?

[@kisho2679]

can installed softwares in vitual environmemt interact with iPad's apps, e.g. sharing audio?

[@SATSifaction]

No it cannot unfortunately to my knowledge

[@THE-CRT]

Can I install an VM with this?

[@CurrentElectrical]

Fantastic, thank you. :) @8:10 have to tried pip3 install pandas instead of pip? Just curious as that's what you did with selenium.

[@SATSifaction]

Thanks yes I’ve tried it and it does not work unfortunately...yet

[@CurrentElectrical]

@@SATSifaction Key word "yet" I know when it is available, you will have your finger on the pulse and let us know. Excellent videos. :D

[@11folders]

@@SATSifaction What shortcut did you use to kill the command?

[@11folders]

control + \

[@GamesCell]

Can it run Gnome or any other desktop environment?

[@alexkonopatski429]

Hi, how can I change the python version for my virtualenv. Thanks in advance

[@johnwendell1904]

Thanks for sharing. I was able to follow along successfully up until installing the virtual environment. I've entered the command virtualenv venv but to no avail. HELP!

[@Symbiiote]

None of this is native. This is emulation…..

[@Sneakingmentor]

How to run vs code on this?

[@awkalik]

Help me sir i can't do it , i follow you step by step but i always wrong sir , i have ipad pro 2017

[@psychic_silverr]

Alright so I got pyboy on it. How would I go about giving it access to my roms?

[@leadgamer2347]

Question is there a way to get mono on mobile? I need it for a project

[@Byc845]

This is soooo coool!! thx for sharing!!!

[@SATSifaction]

You’re welcome

[@pedromarcos1782]

Is it possible to install any GUI and send it to a vnc viewer and have a graphic interface?

[@MistaSmith]

Everything built in C might not have a build for the CPU on the iPad. Maybe at some points CPUs on iPad and MacBooks will be the same and then this just works out of the box.

[@nachobarreto1530]

can you install a desktop environment?

[@johnny1985904]

How to upgrade to version 21.1.3 is now available is what iPad Pro 2021 is saying should I update it and how thanks for all your help

[@SATSifaction]

All updates are handled via the App Store

[@jellyfishjay]

Is that ok if u have a copy paste words please?

[@Nightowl_IT]

Try Htop in another console. Or get a debugger and set break points.

[@roman2.0]

is it actually possible to run a graphical version of linux

[@inputoutput-hd7jl]

Would you care to elaborate?

[@Hamox]

@@inputoutput-hd7jl see icons and apps and stuff and not just text code

[@mathewsjoy8464]

probably not as stable plus command line can get pretty everything you need done anyways

[@travellingdoggo]

@@mathewsjoy8464 would be nice to play android games on iPhone

[@Undeadandroid]

I am trying to run Kali Linux on my iPad. Can you make a tutorial?

[@SATSifaction]

I’ll put it on the list. There are a few ways to do it but nothing close to running it on a desktop. Also those are generally emulators. Pen testing for example is very difficult to do with the iPad. The wifi adapter does not support package injection. I carry a raspberry pi in my bag with a wifi dongle that has packet injection. I’m able to ssh into it on the go when needed and use it only for authorized testing.

[@solomondeed7265]

How did you stop that process that was stuck?

[@abfn8840]

is this still valid in 2022 ?

[@play_sports_and_read_books]

How can i send a file from ipad to the venv

[@coxcelot]

can i use this to run wine?

[@piratesfan1]

Seriously, thank you so much for this!

[@angelmarinbucur3423]

Hey there! My app on iPad mini A15 is much slower than what you show in your video. Do I need additional config in order to make it fast as yours?

[@SATSifaction]

Which operations specifically are slow

[@stansuen8072]

Thanks for the video. Just wonder if there anyway the files within the iSH shell be accessed by the iOS file system. For example, if I download some video within the shell, can I play the video with VLC app in iOS?

[@tk-4944]

Maybe a bit late of a reply but you can access the files via the files app on your ipad.

[@AndyRocket1000]

Gosh! I cant waith to get ridd of this horrible ipad shit! Thank you so much for the video🙏🏻

[@Placebo6]

This running linux elsewhere while ssh to it?

[@janny_frax3661]

route_dst_netlink: cannot create AF_NETLINK socket: Invalid argument

[@11folders]

How do you escape VIM? Were you able to save a file using :wq?

[@SATSifaction]

Escape then :wq!

[@TuanNguyen-wj4ls]

Go into the Settings of the IPad, « hardware keyboard » and remap for instance the caps lock key to esc.

[@itzred3763]

So with this can i emulate mint, ubuntu, alpine and other linux distros?

[@penboyasgod6103]

NO

[@clair8385]

Thanks man this helped frl

[@aydeniz9762]

How do you change your aspect ratio to 16:9

[@ogdan1173]

How I can run with GUI?

[@ahmedhassan623]

How I can use c language in this app?

[@faustokeiluhu]

MY GOSHHH!!!! THANKYOUU SOOOO MUCCHHHHHH

[@francescosignoriello9335]

Wait but the packages are compiled for ARM right? There's no way this is for x86 Linux packages or at least without a x86 virtual machine

[@IdRatherNotHaveAHandleThankYou]

iSH uses x86

[@virtualraremedia]

Can someone please explain to this guy what native means. iSH is an app.... an app

[@realdobeja1706]

man i have to say. in all other videos for me was a waste of time. best 6.29 min in this concept. thank you ...

[@realdobeja1706]

man another thing,can you install here git(on ish)? is there any command?

[@DUKEofWAIL]

ish shell not compatible with iPad2

[@aleks3954]

great tips: definitely like!

[@Scarhead117]

Is it working on ipad pro 2021??

[@jonathanjoestarjojolion98]

If you could install a desktop environment on this that would give an actually laptop experience

[@SATSifaction]

There are many softwares like jump , teamviewer, RDP that does that. Personally I really like jump.

[@Transcriptor]

can you save your setup before you switch off then redover it without having to repeat thesecsteps?

[@SATSifaction]

Yes I believe you can. I run the stock setup

[@fvgoya]

GREAT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I installed bash on my iPad but how ca I activate it? I've tried chsh -s /bin/bash but didn't work

[@SATSifaction]

Bash is used to run scripts in this case. If you have a file like test.sh you would run it with ‘bash test.sh’

[@fvgoya]

@@SATSifaction I see. I though that we could use bash as a new bash. Thanks for your answer! You have great content man.

[@nicwanavit5463]

have you tried typing bash? it works for me

[@nicwanavit5463]

fish works too

[@MARCHOFTHESAS]

what if you cant download apps onto the ipad? i have an old one

[@cruz6538]

Does this work on older iPads?

[@SATSifaction]

That depends on how old. A few people have reported that it does not work with ipad 2. It does however work with ipad 5 and newer

[@cruz6538]

@@SATSifaction oh, great. I have iPad 5.

[@Beasttakk]

can i install kali linux on ipad pls tell pls sir i am very big fan of you sir pls tell

[@SATSifaction]

Not that I am aware of today

[@alg70]

Thanks for the video. However, this doesn't work for iPad 4 (has iOS 10.3; requires iOS 11). I think this has more to do with the fact that iPad 4 uses 32-bit CPU (Apple A6xSoC).

[@philliplanos]

Ive made the effort to install both xfce4 lightdm and gnome on iSH but i keep failing to boot a desktop environment. Is this a limitation of iSH or just my poor programming skills? Lol

[@philliplanos]

Is there a repository or something I need to add. I did everything you did in this video and it all worked but to get a desktop interface to show isn’t happening lol

[@AngelGonzalesTomili]

i have a problem install cryptography no install pip3

[@olala8420]

I have an ipad 4, do you think it also possible to do on this old version?

[@SATSifaction]

You can try. It’s free. Download ish and give it a shot. Let me know if it works

[@zukelbyaker2192]

Well, people already enlightened the author about the “native” word meaning. But I’ll repeat it once more: iSH emulator is not anything “native”. That, by the way, is why it cannot even run a simple “traceroute” :DDD

[@ellooku]

It's very slow in compiling an application. It will just freeze in the process.

[@GgfdfgggsgZ]

I ran Ubuntu natively on my computer using virtual box

[@rapidfire_7779]

Interesting app, can you access the server running in the linux environment from the iPads browser? If so... if you manage to get code-server running in the Environment you could connect to it through the browser and have vscode running locally on the iPad

[@SATSifaction]

No this only works via the app

[@ArsenGaming]

Actually, you could. In fact, you can access ports listening in iSH even from other computers. However, I doubt you will be getting very good performance since this is the opposite of native. It's emulating x86.

[@CyberNerd8080]

can we set up server and VNC into it? @@SATSifaction

[@AzizAkmal]

how do you install parrot os on ipad?

[@JosSSMr]

Is possible a environment with other programming language?

[@SATSifaction]

I haven’t tried

[@MadAnarchist]

Do you know if there's any way to install this on an iPad 2?, even if it's pretty old, mine is in perfect conditions, but for Apple is useless now.

[@SATSifaction]

I hear you. I’ve been told by several folks that you cannot put it on an iPad 2. Even if you did manage to find a way it would be super slow. However I was in the same boat. I had 3 - Apple iPad 2s laying around so I converted them into server side picture frames which was worked out to be pretty awesome. Check it out 👉🏻 kzbin.info/www/bejne/h6eppZyFlLSBnJY

[@noahnachnameerforderlichlo2879]

nice beats bro

[@ronenchristy5236]

Hi! how can I find my IP address? I tried ifconfig, ip a, ip addr didn't work

[@SATSifaction]

try hostname -i

[@ronenchristy5236]

@@SATSifaction I was actually hoping for ish to be more like termux. I wanted to run tools like Nmap on ish and also had some of my python projects for portscanners but didn't work.

[@SATSifaction]

@@ronenchristy5236 I think they are still developing the tool. If I’m honest i like it a lot better than termius. It just gives me a native UI feel. Hopefully they improve it even more. You should take a look at their discord and github. Lot of great info there

[@keenzeen]

Can anybody tell me how he zoomed in?

[@DavidMillsom]

Can sshd be started ? I tried but got a permission error.

[@marcboffinjuan5482]

wtf crazy can i run some cron service or apache server ?

[@michaeleze3]

I see all these installs without actually running a particular application with them

[@tohmobile6384]

Best vid ever

[@cl4udioiturra]

Is posible to ínstela Fortran?

[@ecriniremgultop15]

THANK YOU SOOOO MUCH

[@Haskellerz]

This is not native because it doesn't have hardware acceleration for video playback

[@JosSSMr]

Hi Excellent video

[@SATSifaction]

Thank you

[@anshchaurasia8460]

Bro.. unable to download virtualenv

[@eklipsegirl]

Installed it and BOOM - apk update doesn’t work, cannot find a random community server. Typical Linux crap. I’ll just continue using Windows for dev work.

[@zacchen6019]

Does it can execute something commands about network? Like ifconfig, ping, nslookup...

[@angycucumber4319]

Apk add w3m

[@ronkline8726]

@@angycucumber4319 it doesn't seem to understand ifconfig commands after installing w3m

[@angycucumber4319]

@@ronkline8726 Then I don't know, sorry

[@mike-dn5fu]

Could you install a DE? 🤨

[@jamieg2427]

this is not native. what are you talking about? this is a virtual machine. it's the opposite of native lol

[@hussainabbastech]

It is native, It is not virtual. it works localy and every file and folder is saved locally and it works without an wifi connection

[@theminigod5958]

Hello can you run any gui on top of that?

[@SATSifaction]

Not right now. It’s limited to the ui ish provides for iPad