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re Debian: your best bet is one of the chroot on Android apps. With some more skills you can get closer to just Debian on a phone that shipped with Android. Unfortunately with the way mobile devices are created, you'll probably never get a new device from mass-market mobile device vendors that will run mainline Linux and so Debian will never support mass-market mobile devices. OTOH, you can run mainline Linux on ancient devices like the N900 or on expensive not yet built devices from non-traditional phone makers like the N900 or Pyra.

https://wiki.debian.org/ChrootOnAndroid https://wiki.debian.org/Mobile#Articles http://elinux.org/N900 http://neo900.org/ https://pyra-handheld.com/

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Why chroot? I've got a Debian install on microsd, with a script that symlinks it into the root. The only conflict I've seen so far is /dev/log. Hangouts may crash more, but when doesn't it?

Granted the only thing I really do with it is tinc/unison to sync photos. What I'm mostly missing is a keyboard, which I imagine could be filled by a portable chording one that I've yet to find.

The chroot apps are the easiest and most integrated way to have both Debian and Android installed and running at the same time. If you have the skills to do more advanced things, obviously that is better for you. With skills you can also completely get rid of Android and run a Debian UI.

Re (physical) keyboard, check out the Pyra/Neo900.