An easy and ready-to-use distribution for Android lovers

The Story



FWUL ... Why? .. and why this name?
The existence of FWUL has a simple reason. I wanted to have something where I were able to point users to when they came with issues on Windows because the most problems around were solvable when using Linux ...

... and so the generic answer I gave those were exactly what FWUL means today. The only issue with Linux (even with Ubuntu, Mint and such) is that they do not include everything an Android user needs. You still have to issue commands to install and you have to make other adjustments like udev rules etc. Nothing a "normal" Windows user can do without guidelining.

That was the main reason why I started FWUL.. and because I had the above in mind FWUL is named like this.
easy right?

Light Weight & Fast

While containing a lot of pre-installed tools FWUL tries to keep its size tiny (less then 1 GB)

Easy to use

... No driver hassle
... no complicated installations
... remote support tools installed (tmate)
... or installed with a click (teamviewer)
... just download, flash and enjoy

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For everyone

FWUL is for Windows Users, Linux Users, MAC Users, BSD Users, Android Users and everyone else. There is no limitation here ;)

For Experts

While FWUL claims to be easy to use and being for everyone even advanced users can make use of FWUL! Here are some examples:

- No need to prepare your own distro
- Give others (family, noobs, ..) easy support in a known and fix environment!
- FWUL comes with tmate pre-installed
- and a simple one-click TeamViewer installer!

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105.583

Overall Downloads

(2021-07-29)
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67.160

AndroidFileHost Downloads

(2022-10-01)
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10.590

Nightly Downloads

(2021-07-29)
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34.832

XDA Downloads

(2020-12-02)

Impressions

Multi-Boot

Multi-Language

One-Click Installers

Pre-Installed Android love

Testimonials

XDA Spotlight

Former Writer, XDA
Microsoft’s Windows platform has been the single most widely-used desktop OS for decades [...] unfortunately there are still intercommunication issues that can frustrate any user who owns a Windows computer and an Android phone (which is millions).[ These issues are especially prominent when dealing with ADB and Fastboot. [...] sometimes, no matter how many times you boot into safe mode, reinstall your drivers, install new drivers, or mess with system settings, you just can’t get your Windows computer to recognize your Android phone. To that end, [...] “Forget Windows Use Linux” (FWUL) – a bootable GNU/Linux ISO geared specifically towards Windows users who need to communicate more reliably with Android.of choice.

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youtube Guides

Various
Check out youtube for more reviews and guidance on how to use FWUL:

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XDA News

Adam Conway, XDA
[...] Dealing with incompatible drivers when trying to connect your Android phone to your PC can be especially frustrating. That’s where “Forget Windows Use Linux” (FWUL) [...] comes in. It’s a USB bootable Linux distribution which aims provides all of the tools out of the box that any Android user may want. This is an operating system that is aimed at a person who wants to mess with or recover their device without the hassle of dealing with Windows or finding the right software.

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Adarsh Verma

FOSSBYTES
What is so special about "FWUL"?
Forget Windows Use Linux (FWUL) is an Arch Linux-based distribution that can be used by Android-tinkerers for making the transition from Windows to Linux world. In FWUL, efforts have been made to make sure that you don’t have to go through different hassles while connecting your phone to your computer. For that, all the tools are pre-installed in FWUL distribution. So, no matter which brand of Android smartphone you’re using, FWUL has got you covered.

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