box86-debs

This is a simple Debian repository for the box86 project. New versions are compiled every 24 hours if a new commit on box86's repository has been made, you can find all the debs here: https://github.com/Pi-Apps-Coders/box86-debs/commits/master

These debs have been compiled using various target CPUs and systems. You can see all the available pkgs below.

Package List

SPECIAL NOTE: all packages are compiled for native armhf, even the ones with ARM64 in their target name! It's possible to run them on arm64 systems but you need to either run a multiarch or compile from source.

Package Name	Notes	Install Command
box86-rpi4arm64	box86 built for RPI4ARM64 target.	sudo apt install box86-rpi4arm64
box86-rpi3arm64	box86 built for RPI3ARM64 target.	sudo apt install box86-rpi3arm64
box86-generic-arm	box86 built for generic ARM systems.	sudo apt install box86-generic-arm
box86-tegrax1	box86 built for Tegra X1 systems.	sudo apt install box86-tegrax1
box86-rk3399	box86 built for rk3399 cpu target.	sudo apt install box86-rk3399
box86-android	box86 built with the -DBAD_SIGNAL=ON flag	sudo apt install box86-android

Want me to build for more platforms? Open an issue.

Repository installation

Involves adding .sources file and gpg key for added security.

# check if .list file already exists
if [ -f /etc/apt/sources.list.d/box86.list ]; then
  sudo rm -f /etc/apt/sources.list.d/box86.list || exit 1
fi
# check if .sources file already exists
if [ -f /etc/apt/sources.list.d/box86.sources ]; then
  sudo rm -f /etc/apt/sources.list.d/box86.sources || exit 1
fi
# download gpg key from specified url
if [ -f /usr/share/keyrings/box86-archive-keyring.gpg ]; then
  sudo rm -f /usr/share/keyrings/box86-archive-keyring.gpg
fi
sudo mkdir -p /usr/share/keyrings
wget -qO- "https://pi-apps-coders.github.io/box86-debs/KEY.gpg" | sudo gpg --dearmor -o /usr/share/keyrings/box86-archive-keyring.gpg
# create .sources file
echo "Types: deb
URIs: https://Pi-Apps-Coders.github.io/box86-debs/debian
Suites: ./
Signed-By: /usr/share/keyrings/box86-archive-keyring.gpg" | sudo tee /etc/apt/sources.list.d/box86.sources >/dev/null

On a 32bit OS, run the following additional commands

sudo apt update
sudo apt install box86-generic-arm -y

On a 64bit OS, run the following additional commands

sudo dpkg --add-architecture armhf
sudo apt update
sudo apt install box86-generic-arm:armhf -y

If you don't want to add this apt repository to your system, you can download and install the latest armhf deb from here.

Note for box64

Please note that this repository is only for box86. If you would like deb packages for box64, check out box64-debs