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Jide Technology Corporation just dropped a massive third update of Remix Operating System
(OS). Remix OS 3.0 gives users the ability to install Android on almost any hardware. Like Linux,
Remix runs great on slow or older hardware. If you’ve got moldering junk rotting away, now is
the perfect time to put it to use.
I’d like to thank William Tocci Junior for crafting a laboriously detailed installation guide.
Without his informed expertise, this article wouldn’t exist.
• 2 GB of RAM.
Like all mobile operating systems, it includes GPS navigation via Google Maps, media playback
capabilities, and streaming music — among many other features. Almost any app in Android
can also run on Remix.
Remix OS comes in 32-bit and 64-bit variants on Jide’s download page. Before proceeding with
any downloads, find out which version you need. If you don’t know the difference, the 32-bit
version works on almost all systems. On top of that, you can download either a torrent or a
direct file from a hosting company. Of the two, I recommend using a torrent, which requires
using a torrent client (see below for details). My favorite client is QBittorrent.You’ll need the
following software and hardware before continuing:
• This package also contains a tool that installs Remix OS to a flash drive.
Now that you were warned, here’s how to deploy GParted to a USB drive:
Insert a flash drive (at least 512 MB), DVD, or CD into your computer and run UNetbootin. This
file is located inside of the package containing Remix OS. You will need to unzip the package,
first. After UNetbootin loads, first check the radio button for Diskimage. Second, click on the
box with three dots inside of it and locate your image (which is an ISO file which you must
unzip) of GParted. Third, select the flash drive that you’ve just inserted. Fourth, select OK.
After unzipping the file and running the program, first, click on Browse. Second, select USB
Drive (not hard drive). Third, select the correct flash drive, if you have multiple USB flash
drives inserted. Fourth, and last, click on OK.
Jide packages a slightly modified version of UNetbootin inside of the zipped file that you
downloaded from their website. I recommend using this to image Remix onto a bootable drive.
After a long initialization process, GParted displays two menus. Most users can hit enter at all
menus, but in case you’d like a guided tour, follow these steps. First, at the Configuring console-
data menu, hit Enter.
Second, at the keymap language menu, hit Enter if you’re a U.S. English speaker. Otherwise,
type in the number associated with your native tongue and hit Enter.
After a few loading screens, the GParted interface appears. You should see the following menu:
If you see any partitions on the disk, you need to erase them. First, right-click on the entry and
choose Delete from the context menu. Second, choose Apply from the options at the top of the
GParted interface. If you have multiple hard drives, make sure that you’ve selected the correct
one. Failure to do so will destroy your data.
Now that you’ve got a clean storage drive, you need a partition. First, select Device from the top
of the screen and left-click Create Partition Table. Second, left-click Apply. This creates a new
partition table on your disk. You’ll receive a warning that your data will be erased. Choose Apply.
The next step: create a partition on the drive.
First, left-click on Partition from the top of the interface and choose New. Then left-
click Apply.
The next menu will display the size of the partition. The default size and file system (EXT4) work
perfectly. Just left-click Add. You’ve now prepared your storage drive for Remix OS. You can exit
GParted by clicking on the black square at the top-right of the screen. You can exit the GParted
application by double-clicking on the red exit icon. Remove the GParted drive from your
computer once prompted.
You’ll see a list of Linux (or UNIX) commands. Use your keyboard’s directional keys to navigate
to the entry "DATA = USB_DRIVE_1" and replace it with "INSTALL=2". It should look like
this before you edit the text (unwanted text circled in red):
Remember that Linux is case-sensitive, so you must adhere to letter casing. After verifying that
the correct command has been edited in, press F10. The installation process should begin.
Installation and initial boot can take as long as 30 minutes.
Once it finishes, you’ll receive a prompt to install in English or two different dialects of Chinese.
You’ll want English, most likely.
The process is simple: double-click on the Play activator from the Remix OS desktop. From
there, you’ll enter a guided activation configuration process.
Like its predecessor, Remix’s third iteration brings with it excellent app and system
compatibility. Most x86 systems cannot run most Android apps because of fundamental logic
differences between ARM code and x86. Remix uses a method called ARM emulation, which
allows x86 systems to bypass this restriction. In a nutshell, if you love Linux’s low resource
requirements, but dislike its app ecosystem, Remix OS 3.0 may win you over.
Have you tried Remix OS 3.0 yet? What were your experiences? If not, what are your
thoughts on it? Let us know in the comments.