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Re: Termux is an Android terminal emulator and Linux environment app

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Post by z3t4 »

orbisvicis wrote: post #17
knaik94 wrote: post #9

Termux singlehandedly makes me feel like I'm living my childhood dream of having a full computer in my pocket. I use git to blog from my phone, I have ffmpeg and yt-dlp installed to download videos for when I am going to be away from internet access for a while, and I even have some home automation scripts setup that control the lights over the local network. But I am concerned about the direction Android is headed,…

Why would I want to install termux? You basically need a keyboard to use it; at which point you might as well grab a laptop.

Some phone models supports docking. So you can attach screen, keyboard, etc

Re: Termux is an Android terminal emulator and Linux environment app

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Post by italicize »

schemescape wrote: post #104

Is there any sort of reputable, non-subscription (and open source, while I’m listing wishes) SSH client for iOS/iPhone? I ran across Blink (which is subscription-only) and Prompt ($15—-not unreasonable if you’re sure you’ll use it often), but I’m curious to hear recommendations from here.

WebSSH has been serving me well. It's simple and convenient.

Re: Termux is an Android terminal emulator and Linux environment app

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Post by azubinski »

freedomben wrote: post #53
timetraveller26 wrote: post #49

Earlier quoted context omitted.

kdeconnect is great for this too!

Do you or anyone else know what the state of kdeconnect is on gnome? Last I tried it out it didn't work super well and the functionality was spread out among a handful of different apps. If you didn't already know what you were looking for, it was very difficult to discover what you can do.

https://extensions.gnome.org/extension/1319/gsconnect/

It works as it should. I use two machines, one with KDE Neon, one with Gnome Fedora, and all my Android devices works great with both.

Re: Termux is an Android terminal emulator and Linux environment app

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Post by nathanasmith »

schemescape wrote: post #104

Is there any sort of reputable, non-subscription (and open source, while I’m listing wishes) SSH client for iOS/iPhone? I ran across Blink (which is subscription-only) and Prompt ($15—-not unreasonable if you’re sure you’ll use it often), but I’m curious to hear recommendations from here.

I'll add a-Shell to the chorus. Runs ssh, vim, python, and a host of other stuff too on iOS/iPadOS.

https://apps.apple.com/us/app/a-shell/id1473805438

Re: Termux is an Android terminal emulator and Linux environment app

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Post by retrocryptid »

roninghost wrote: post #146
Jeff_Brown wrote: post #38

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Emacs on Termux is great. I have used org mode, shell mode, magit (for git), and even eww (the Emacs Web Wowser) to great effect in it.

What software keyboard do you use? I find it dificult wothout ctrl and meta to type in emacs

Termux has its own keyboard that includes ctrl and escape. It's not nearly as nice as a REAL keyboard, but I'm usually just reading or editing a few lines at a time.

Dragging the finger up and down emulates the mouse wheel, do I don't even have to do ctrl-v.

I also use it with an android tablet that DOES have a real keyboard. It works fine, though I haven't figured out how to persistently swap ctrl and caps yet.

Re: Termux is an Android terminal emulator and Linux environment app

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Post by lioeters »

galp76 wrote: post #115

I check out Hacker News everyday but this is my first post. I had never been a person who likes computers until the COVID lockdowns began. Some day I opened a Python course advertisement, I started the course but I got no computer to code the exercises, so I installed Termux on my 80$ Android phone and bought a 7$ external keyboard in order to do the Python exercises. Since then I have read several books about Linux…

I enjoyed reading about how you started learning to program Python on an Android phone using Termux. What a unique way to get into computers! I wish you a fun journey of discovery and creativity.

Re: Termux is an Android terminal emulator and Linux environment app

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Post by galp76 »

snthpy wrote: post #147
galp76 wrote: post #115

I check out Hacker News everyday but this is my first post. I had never been a person who likes computers until the COVID lockdowns began. Some day I opened a Python course advertisement, I started the course but I got no computer to code the exercises, so I installed Termux on my 80$ Android phone and bought a 7$ external keyboard in order to do the Python exercises. Since then I have read several books about Linux…

That's wonderful! Congratulations and good luck on your further journey! Keep having fun!

Thanks!

Re: Termux is an Android terminal emulator and Linux environment app

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Post by galp76 »

lioeters wrote: post #157
galp76 wrote: post #115

I check out Hacker News everyday but this is my first post. I had never been a person who likes computers until the COVID lockdowns began. Some day I opened a Python course advertisement, I started the course but I got no computer to code the exercises, so I installed Termux on my 80$ Android phone and bought a 7$ external keyboard in order to do the Python exercises. Since then I have read several books about Linux…

I enjoyed reading about how you started learning to program Python on an Android phone using Termux. What a unique way to get into computers! I wish you a fun journey of discovery and creativity.

Thanks, last week I wrote my first (very simple) recursive descent parser in Rust, for a little program to help my son with his math homework (combined operations). Always looking for personal uses for what I learn everyday.

Re: Termux is an Android terminal emulator and Linux environment app

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Post by dm319 »

pxc wrote: post #109
dm319 wrote: post #107

I loved using termux to run bits of my R code in it. With git and my text editor/IDE, it actually felt pretty good. Sadly I can't seem to get R to work on it these days.

There's a fork of Termux that uses Nix for package management on F-Droid, and the R environment on it seems to work fine. Just tested it by booting up the REPL. https://github.com/t184256/nix-on-droid

I love that someone here knows a work around for this! Thank you, giving it a try now. I keep hearing about Nix, but I feel like it is something I don't and won't fundamentally get the concept of. I put it in a box along with things like 'multiple dispatch' and 'immutable operating systems'.
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