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[Linux](/wiki/linux.md) kernel.
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It is designed primarily for mobile devices with touch screens like tablets or smart phones.
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## Managing the Data
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The data and files stored on Android
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[smart devices](/wiki/smart_devices.md#smartphones-and-tablet-computers) are sometimes needed on
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computers.
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For [Windows](/wiki/windows.md) this can easily be achieved by connecting it via USB.
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No further software is needed as the device manager handles the phone correctly most of the times.
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For [Linux-based systems](/wiki/linux.md) the
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[device](/wiki/smart_devices.md#smartphones-and-tablet-computers) also has to be connected to the
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computer.
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But in this case also a software is needed to [mount it](/wiki/linux/disk-management.md#mounting),
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this software/program is called [android-file-transfer](/wiki/linux/android-file-transfer.md).
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For further information and a guide on how to mount a Android device correctly navigate to the
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[corresponding section](/wiki/linux/android-file-transfer.md#mounting-and-unmounting-android-device).
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## App Store
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The most used app store of android is the [Google Play Store](https://play.google.com/).
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# android-file-transfer
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[android-file-transfer](https://github.com/whoozle/android-file-transfer-linux) is an MTP client
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that allows accessing the files of an [Android](/wiki/android.md)
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[smart device](/wiki/smart_devices.md#smartphones-and-tablet-computers) under
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[Linux](/wiki/linux.md).
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## Setup
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On most linux distributions Khal can be installed with the `android-file-transfer` package.
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Alternatively it can be installed via
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[GitHub](https://github.com/whoozle/android-file-transfer-linux).
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## Usage
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This section addresses the usage of android-file-transfer.
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### Mounting and Unmounting Android Device
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An [Android](/wiki/android.md)
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[smart device](/wiki/smart_devices.md#smartphones-and-tablet-computers) can be mounted by using the
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following command.
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Please note that this command assumes one Android device is connected via USB.
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In this case the device will be mounted on the directory `~/mnt`.
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```sh 
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aft-mtp-mount ~/mnt
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```
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