Scrcpy - Control your Android phone from Ubuntu

[ulsterfc]

Hi guys,
I use a program called scrcpy on Windows to remotely control my android phone. I was trying to find a deb for it but couldn't so I made one based on the rpm and it worked ok on my computer after moving one file. So now I can control my Android device directly from Ubuntu, as long as it's plugged into the usb.

If anyone's interested in helping me test this then please check the instructions here. I want to improve the quality of the deb or even look at some way to get a ppa or something going. I think this could be really good for some people and maybe could in some way be better inegrated into Ubuntu.

The original source is on github at: https://github.com/Genymobile/scrcpy and there is an issue relating to debs at: https://github.com/Genymobile/scrcpy/issues/256


I've made a package based on that allows your to easily install it. http://johnmccourt.com/files/scrcpy_...-2.2_amd64.deb

1. Download and Install this deb installer using your favourite package manager
2. Start scrcpy in terminal by typing scrcpy
3. If it tells you it can't find the server jar then you should be able to find it in /usr/share/scrcpy and put it into the correct location. You may need to use sudo to write to the necessary folders.

If you cannot find that server jar file then I've kindly provided a download which you can copy to the necessary location:
http://johnmccourt.com/files/scrcpy-server.jar

On your device itself you will need to have the following enabled:

• Developer mode enabled
• usb debugging
• Simulate input.

Simulate input is necessary if you want your mouse clicks to actually work on the device.
Any questions throw me a comment.

I don't have a site yet for this fork/package, but some details are available on my blog. I'm thinking that Github might be a good place to host the project from, or we can work more with the original developer of the app to make sure there is an Ubuntu package on his github site. Hopefully with some of the information I have provided the Ubuntu community can at least be informed and work together on getting this included on a proper level.

https://xn--joh-9ma.com/control-your...u-with-scrcpy/