UBports Installer

This tool is still under development, bugreports are appreciated.

How to install

Linux:

Snap:

1. Open a terminal
2. Run snap install ubports-installer to install
3. Run ubports-installer or select the icon in your application list to start the program

Deb:

1. Download the latest .deb file from https://github.com/ubports/ubports-installer/releases/latest
2. Open the deb package with your software installation tool and follow the on-screen instructions
3. Launch the program from your application list

Appimage:

1. Download the latest .AppImage file from https://github.com/ubports/ubports-installer/releases/latest
2. Make the AppImage executable
3. Run the file by double-clicking

Mac

1. Download the latest .dmg file from https://github.com/ubports/ubports-installer/releases/latest
2. Open the file and follow the onscreen instructions
3. Launch the program from the application list

Windows

1. Install the universal adb driver or a device-specific driver
2. Download the latest .exe file from https://github.com/ubports/ubports-installer/releases/latest
3. Launch the program and follow the on-screen instructions

Troubleshooting

Connection lost during installation

Try a different USB cable and a different USB port on your computer. Cheap and old cables tend to loose connection during the installation.

Device not detected (Windows)

Install the universal adb driver and try again.

Windows Defender prevents Installer from starting

We have contacted Microsoft about this problem, but they seem to think it's enjoyable. To dismiss the warning, click on "More Information", then select "Run anyway".

Device not detected

You might want to try using custom adb and fastboot binaries. For that, tick the "Custom tools" checkbox in the options and specify the path to adb and fastboot in the text-boxes below.

Device not detected (Linux)

If the device not detected, you might be missing udev-rules.

1. See if cat /etc/udev/rules.d/51-android.rules exists and contains the rules below. If not, add them to the file and run sudo service udev restart.

SUBSYSTEM=="usb", ATTRS{idVendor}=="0e79", MODE="0666", GROUP="plugdev"
SUBSYSTEM=="usb", ATTRS{idVendor}=="0502", MODE="0666", GROUP="plugdev"
SUBSYSTEM=="usb", ATTRS{idVendor}=="0b05", MODE="0666", GROUP="plugdev"
SUBSYSTEM=="usb", ATTRS{idVendor}=="413c", MODE="0666", GROUP="plugdev"
SUBSYSTEM=="usb", ATTRS{idVendor}=="0489", MODE="0666", GROUP="plugdev"
SUBSYSTEM=="usb", ATTRS{idVendor}=="091e", MODE="0666", GROUP="plugdev"
SUBSYSTEM=="usb", ATTRS{idVendor}=="18d1", MODE="0666", GROUP="plugdev"
SUBSYSTEM=="usb", ATTRS{idVendor}=="0bb4", MODE="0666", GROUP="plugdev"
SUBSYSTEM=="usb", ATTRS{idVendor}=="12d1", MODE="0666", GROUP="plugdev"
SUBSYSTEM=="usb", ATTRS{idVendor}=="24e3", MODE="0666", GROUP="plugdev"
SUBSYSTEM=="usb", ATTRS{idVendor}=="2116", MODE="0666", GROUP="plugdev"
SUBSYSTEM=="usb", ATTRS{idVendor}=="0482", MODE="0666", GROUP="plugdev"
SUBSYSTEM=="usb", ATTRS{idVendor}=="17ef", MODE="0666", GROUP="plugdev"
SUBSYSTEM=="usb", ATTRS{idVendor}=="1004", MODE="0666", GROUP="plugdev"
SUBSYSTEM=="usb", ATTRS{idVendor}=="22b8", MODE="0666", GROUP="plugdev"
SUBSYSTEM=="usb", ATTRS{idVendor}=="0409", MODE="0666", GROUP="plugdev"
SUBSYSTEM=="usb", ATTRS{idVendor}=="2080", MODE="0666", GROUP="plugdev"
SUBSYSTEM=="usb", ATTRS{idVendor}=="0955", MODE="0666", GROUP="plugdev"
SUBSYSTEM=="usb", ATTRS{idVendor}=="2257", MODE="0666", GROUP="plugdev"
SUBSYSTEM=="usb", ATTRS{idVendor}=="10a9", MODE="0666", GROUP="plugdev"
SUBSYSTEM=="usb", ATTRS{idVendor}=="1d4d", MODE="0666", GROUP="plugdev"
SUBSYSTEM=="usb", ATTRS{idVendor}=="0471", MODE="0666", GROUP="plugdev"
SUBSYSTEM=="usb", ATTRS{idVendor}=="04da", MODE="0666", GROUP="plugdev"
SUBSYSTEM=="usb", ATTRS{idVendor}=="05c6", MODE="0666", GROUP="plugdev"
SUBSYSTEM=="usb", ATTRS{idVendor}=="1f53", MODE="0666", GROUP="plugdev"
SUBSYSTEM=="usb", ATTRS{idVendor}=="04e8", MODE="0666", GROUP="plugdev"
SUBSYSTEM=="usb", ATTRS{idVendor}=="04dd", MODE="0666", GROUP="plugdev"
SUBSYSTEM=="usb", ATTRS{idVendor}=="0fce", MODE="0666", GROUP="plugdev"
SUBSYSTEM=="usb", ATTRS{idVendor}=="0930", MODE="0666", GROUP="plugdev"
SUBSYSTEM=="usb", ATTRS{idVendor}=="19d2", MODE="0666", GROUP="plugdev"
SUBSYSTEM=="usb", ATTRS{idVendor}=="2ae5", MODE="0666", GROUP="plugdev"
SUBSYSTEM=="usb", ATTRS{idVendor}=="2a45", MODE="0666", GROUP="plugdev"

How to run the program from source

git clone https://github.com/ubports/ubports-installer.git
cd ubports-installer
./setup-dev.sh

How to start GUI

npm start

Build packages

npm run-script dist:linux
npm run-script dist:mac
npm run-script dist:win

How to start CLI

Please note that the command line interface was created for testing purposes only and does not necessarily try to be user-friendly.

$ ./cli.js

Usage: cli [options]

Options:

  -h, --help               output usage information
  -V, --version            output the version number
  -d, --device <device>    Specify device
  -c, --channel <channel>  Specify channel (default: ubuntu-touch/stable)
  -v, --verbose            Verbose output
  -b, --bootstrap          Flash boot and recovery from bootloader