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Author: chalinebang <chalinebang@web>
Date: Thu, 30 Jul 2026 13:21:08 +0200
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#PostmarketOS Installation
- Samsung Galaxy A3 2015
**If my phone is so smart, why am I only using it to do silly things?**
+ Samsung Galaxy A3 2015
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**Installation steps on how to 'Linux your Android' using PMos**
<li><a href="https://postmarketos.org">PostmarketOS</a>, a touch-optimized, pre-configured Alpine Linux with own packages, that can be installed on smartphones</li>
-For this (...) we are using <a href="https://wiki.postmarketos.org/wiki/Samsung_Galaxy_A3_2015_(samsung-a3">Samsung Galaxy A3 2015</a> but you can find more devices on <a href"https://wiki.postmarketos.org/wiki/Devices">Devices</a>
+For this (...) we are using a <a href="https://wiki.postmarketos.org/wiki/Samsung_Galaxy_A3_2015_(samsung-a3">Samsung Galaxy A3 2015</a> but you can find your <a href="https://wiki.postmarketos.org/wiki/Devices"> device</a> in the community section.
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+1.Install heimdall and fastboot. In the terminal run the following:
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+ sudo apt-get install heimdall-flash fastboot
-1. Install heimdall and fastboot. In the terminal run the following:
- sudo apt-get install heimdall-flash fastboot
-2. Download Samsung A3 1k2nd bootloader lk2nd-msm8916.img/link
+2.Download Samsung A3 1k2nd bootloader lk2nd-msm8916.img/link
If you use a browser to download this file, it will end up in the users Downloads folder. In order to follow along with the guide, make sure you cd to the Downloads folder by writing cd ~/Downloads in the terminal
3. Shutdown the phone, and boot it holding the HOME button & volume down.