Installing F-Droid on EndeavourOS

F-Droid is an app store for open-source Android software. It allows users to search and install free and open-source apps. This tutorial will guide you through the process of installing F-Droid on the latest version of EndeavourOS.

Pre-requisites

• EndeavourOS Latest
• A stable internet connection

Steps to Install F-Droid

Step 1: Add F-Droid Repository

Open the terminal and type the following command:

sudo nano /etc/pacman.conf

This will open the pacman.conf file in the terminal.

Now, add the following lines at the end of the file and save it.

[f-droid]
Server = https://f-droid.org/repo/

Step 2: Update your System Packages

Run the following command to update the pacman package database:

sudo pacman -Sy

Step 3: Install F-Droid

Run the following command to install F-Droid.

sudo pacman -S fdroidserver

Step 4: Initialize F-Droid

Run the following command to create a directory for F-Droid.

sudo mkdir /srv/fdroid

Run the following command to initialize the F-Droid repository.

sudo fdroid init

Step 5: Create F-Droid User

Run the following command to create an F-Droid user.

sudo useradd -m fdroid

Step 6: Grant Permissions to F-Droid User

Run the following commands to change the ownership of the F-Droid directory to the F-Droid user.

sudo chown fdroid /srv/fdroid
sudo chmod 755 /srv/fdroid

Step 7: Install F-Droid Client

Open the terminal and run the following command to download the F-Droid client apk.

wget https://f-droid.org/FDroid.apk

Step 8: Install F-Droid Client

Run the following command to install F-Droid client.

adb install FDroid.apk

Step 9: Verify the Installation

Open F-Droid App and verify that the F-Droid app repository is available.

Conclusion

Congratulations! You have successfully installed F-Droid repository and client on your EndeavourOS system. You can now search and install your favourite free and open-source android apps using F-Droid.