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C anonical is betting big on its official Ubuntu smartphones and working hard to hit the Convergence right spot. However, if you don’t want to go to the market to buy a phone running a Linux distro and you want to use a version other than Ubuntu Phone, here’s a way. Now it’s possible to open your Linux command prompt on your Android phone to get some things done. Usually installing Linux on Android phones needs rooting your device. However, with GNURoot, you don’t need to do those tricks and skip the root permissions. There’s one thing that I would like to tell you that this isn’t like installing a complete PC version of Linux on Android phones. But, don’t worry- here we’ll install a Linux sub-system that includes tons of Linux tools and other endless possibilities. You can use apt-get, SSH or even turn your Android phone into a LAMP server to run the web apps. Let’s get started with installing Linux on Android phone: Step 1: Installation of GNURoot from Play Sto...

F orgetting   our own WiFi password is one of the most common mistakes we often commit. It’s really irritating not knowing the password of your own WiFi network to which your most of the devices are connected and having a hard time connecting a new one. So, here I will try to solve this problem for you. (Pardon me for using old Windows Classic theme, I like it this way :P). In the following tutorial, I am going to tell you five different methods to find out WiFi password of your current network. These methods include retrieving WiFi password on a Windows, Linux, Mac, and Android device. Method 1: Finding the WiFi Password  in Windows Using Command Prompt First open the Command Prompt on your Windows PC by typing  cmd  in the Start Menu. Now select  Run as administrator  by right-clicking on it. Once Command Prompt is opened, you need to type the following command in it   (Replace  fossbytes  with your WiFi...