How to install desktop Ubuntu on your Android device - I tried it and it works really well with LibreOffice, desktop Chromium etc

The only requirement for this to run is a rooted phone (which my Pixel 2 XL is) and the instructions were pretty easy to get Linux Deploy to work. Once that was in I could choose from a variety of Linux distros such as Ubuntu, Arch Linux, Debian, etc and depending on which one, then also the version and some desktop UIs. Its not everything as I noticed I could install latest Ubuntu with MATE desktop but did not see Kubuntu by default, although I see there is a custom option too.
Internet browsing and app installs are working fine, but I was having trouble mounting a local folder on the phone to browse its data, and also to browse my computer. But I could access my Nextcloud server and get files from there. It works perfectly fast enough.
To be honest a phone's screen is a bit small to do decent work on, so I see two useful scenarios maybe for this:
1. Boot it as-is and display via Chromecast to a TV screen, and just connect a Bluetooth keyboard/mouse to operate it. squeet.me/objects/962c3e10ee29

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Always my impression, works best with a keyboard. I have a Tab 3 I'd like to convert, wondering how well a command shell will work.

@craigccfl yep I also find it too small even tho my XL's screen is fairly large.
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