Install needed packages, compile and install (for checkinstall questions hit enter) jmtpfs: sudo apt-get install libmtp-dev libfuse-dev libmagic-dev checkinstall build-essentialĬreate a folder for your Android phone and mount it with jmtpfs into that folder: mkdir ~/android You could use jmtpfs to mount your Android phone.ĭownload jmtpfs, unpack and change into directory: cd /tmp Unmout your Android phone (wait for the end of file operations): fusermount -u android Sudo ln /usr/lib/go/bin/go-mtpfs /usr/local/bin/Īdd yourself to the group fuse (after that log out and log in again): sudo adduser $USER fuseĬreate a folder for your Android phone and mount it with go-mtpfs into that folder: mkdir android Install needed packages and get the source: sudo apt-get install golang-go libmtp-dev You could use go-mtpfs to mount your Android phone. Ppa:webupd8team/gvfs-libmtp sudo add-apt-repository ppa:webupd8team/gvfs-libmtp Sudo apt-get update & sudo apt-get dist-upgrade Ppa:langdalepl/gvfs-mtp sudo add-apt-repository ppa:langdalepl/gvfs-mtp There are two PPAs with a newer GVFS version. The best solution would be to use GVFS via the recently released GVFS-MTP-backend to mount your Android phone. There have been several projects to bring MTP support to Linux during the recent months. Update: The GVFS-MTP module is included in the default installation since 13.04.