Greetings,
Let me caveat this by starting out that user fattire helped with writing this description/break down below, so big thanks to him. He also helped a lot with rewriting the application to update it to lollipop and the new chroot download/manager.
I am looking for feedback on a new install method/application update. I've switched the installer to aroma and if you are into the Android/XDA community you probably have heard of it. If you haven't its a graphical GUI that lets you pick what is installed onto your device. This is considered unofficial and I'm open to hear your thoughts concerns. Any developers out there are free to join in the kernel party...
OVERVIEW
We've been cooking up the 2.1 version of Nethunter (NH) for a few months now. Once it's fully released, we hope 2.1 will make NH a LOT simpler to install, use, and port to many devices. Here are some of the benefits over the 2.0 version:
* As of 2.1, Nethunter installations are *no longer distributed as a gigantic full ROM image*! Instead, NH can be installed as a traditional "update.zip" recovery install file "on top" of ANY rooted version of standard Android such as CyanogenMod, AOSP, etc.
* The update.zip that installs nethunter is now about 4% size-wise of what it was. Think like 40 MB vs. 1 GB. And much of that is optional third-party stuff like the Hackers Keyboard.
* Once the NH update.zip is installed, YOU get to choose which Kali "metapackage" to install in your chroot, and it's installed (and kept current) via the normal kali apt-get system.
* Porting Nethunter to other devices just got SUPER EASY as I'll explain below.
There's a more detailed summary of 2.1 changes way down at the end....
QUICK INSTALLATION STEPS
You will need:
* A rooted Android device w/unlocked bootloader (CyanogenMod, AOSP, etc. works in many cases)
* TWRP Recovery for your device. Maybe ClockworkMod would work too. You tell us.
It would be great to also have:
* An On-The-Go (OTG) cable ($5)
* A supported USB wifi adapter ($10-$40) for monitor mode aircrack-ish stuff.
* An idea of how to use TWRP to install update.zip files. If not, google it
So! Here's whatcha do:
1. Grab the appropriate Nethunter beta update.zip for your device from here:
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| SHA1 | Links for ANDROID 5.1
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** LINKS ARE CURRENTLY DISABLED WHILE WE REVIEW/FIX APP BASED ON FEEDBACK. WILL UPDATE SOON! **
Make sure the file is available on your device somewhere you can find it in TWRP (such as external storage).
2. Boot into TWRP, and install the update-nethunter-yourdevice.zip, selecting any additional apps or options in the menu system. When done, restart the device.
3. Launch the Nethunter app, go to the Chroot Manager, install your Chroot, and follow the instructions. (If you've previously installed an older version of Nethunter, you will *hopefully* be given the option to migrate that installation to its new location. You can choose to do that-- or, if you want to start fresh, that's fine too.)
Anytime you want to update the Kali 2.0 chroot packages, just do it from the Chroot Manager.
SO HANG ON-- EXPLAIN AGAIN WHAT'S NEW HERE IN 2.1 EXACTLY...?
Right. Aside from the 3rd party keyboards and such, there are only TWO major components of the new Nethunter installer:
(1) The Nethunter app (the APK), which is generic to all devices and sets up the chroot
(2) the device-specific kernel (zImage or zImage-dtb)
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