Installing LineageOS on Samsung Galaxy S5

Why?

Getting long in the tooth now, stuck on Android 6. Couldn't install Termux!

Back stuff up

• https://www.xda-developers.com/how-to-backup-android/
• Use List My Apps app to export a list of installed apps.
  • files are already on external storage or synced elsewhere.
  • Signal
    • https://support.signal.org/hc/en-us/articles/360007062012-New-Number-or-New-Phone
  • Element
  • Google Authenticator
  • Tasker
    • backup data
  • AntennaPod
    • list of podcasts as OPML
  • Typing Hero
    • export to csv

adb

Need to get adb installed on to my laptop first. I might have it already, but probably best to get the latest.

• https://wiki.lineageos.org/adb_fastboot_guide.html pull

Lineage

Then download and install Lineage.

• https://wiki.lineageos.org/devices/klte/install pull

• Install heimdall

• Test heimdall

  • need to switch to root to access /dev/usb

• install recovery

  • just go with the lineage one.
  • When the status message in the top left of the devices’s display reports that the process is complete, you may proceed.
    • this never happened, but everything was OK.

• install lineage from recovery

• install gapps from recovery

• noticed interesting 'Set Warranty Bit: recovery' and 'Set Warranty Bit: kernel' when booting

Google Apps

I need these on my phone sadly. Do this at the same time as Lineage, pretty much.

Post install setup

• why do I have to format my SD card? that's annoying.

• install fdroid

• install fennec

• install open launcher

• install ameixa

• install wpgen, set background to black

• install syncthing

• sync org folder

• install orgzly

• install keepassdx

• install antennapod, import opml

• install tusky

• install indigenous

• install element

  things i forgot to backup

  • orgzly searches
  • openlauncher settings