I installed this months ago and cant figure out how to access localhost through my browser. I wrote a sample flask app and ran it but cant access it outside of termux. Is there a way to do so?
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Termux: terminal emulator and Debian-style userland as an Android app
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Re: Termux: terminal emulator and Debian-style userland as an Android app
#12Been using this for quite a while now, awesome app. Solved all my needs for a decent SSH terminal, and even for running a pocket version of Emacs.
I tried this Emacs for org-mode. It was not that good experience. Very recently I found orgzly[0]. It might be interesting for you too. [0] https://github.com/orgzly/orgzly-android
I use it more for programming quick scripts and handling source code that people happen to send me over Telegram -- it even integrates well as a system editor. I'll take a look at orgzly, thanks.
Re: Termux: terminal emulator and Debian-style userland as an Android app
#13I tried this out a little while ago and I was really impressed. It's worth mentioning that this isn't just a Debian chroot/container, the software is actually compiled to run natively on the Android NDK. It seems like they work around any limitations of Bionic compared to glibc by patching NDK headers and using support libraries. Check out their "ports tree" to see what packages are available: https://github.com/term…
What exactly would you use it for? Not trying to be negative, I'm just not sure what would be worth typing out on a phone keyboard on the go, instead of waiting until I have access to an actual keyboard. I guess if you have a keyboard for your phone that's also different. (so for android tablets etc this is great)
I run our clubs website using Jekyll. With this I could make a quick change to a markdown file and push it if I needed to update while out and about.
Re: Termux: terminal emulator and Debian-style userland as an Android app
#14I tried this out a little while ago and I was really impressed. It's worth mentioning that this isn't just a Debian chroot/container, the software is actually compiled to run natively on the Android NDK. It seems like they work around any limitations of Bionic compared to glibc by patching NDK headers and using support libraries. Check out their "ports tree" to see what packages are available: https://github.com/term…
What exactly would you use it for? Not trying to be negative, I'm just not sure what would be worth typing out on a phone keyboard on the go, instead of waiting until I have access to an actual keyboard. I guess if you have a keyboard for your phone that's also different. (so for android tablets etc this is great)
Chromebook
I'm still waiting for Amazon to restock after I saw this post go up: https://blog.lessonslearned.org/building-a-more-secure-devel...
Re: Termux: terminal emulator and Debian-style userland as an Android app
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Re: Termux: terminal emulator and Debian-style userland as an Android app
#16I tried this out a little while ago and I was really impressed. It's worth mentioning that this isn't just a Debian chroot/container, the software is actually compiled to run natively on the Android NDK. It seems like they work around any limitations of Bionic compared to glibc by patching NDK headers and using support libraries. Check out their "ports tree" to see what packages are available: https://github.com/term…
What exactly would you use it for? Not trying to be negative, I'm just not sure what would be worth typing out on a phone keyboard on the go, instead of waiting until I have access to an actual keyboard. I guess if you have a keyboard for your phone that's also different. (so for android tablets etc this is great)
Yeah, that's a valid question. I do use it on a phone and I don't think a phone's on-screen keyboard is suited for programming or heavy terminal use, but I've used termux for small things that I need to do when away from home. For example, rsyncing music from a server to the phone so I can listen to it, or fixing the config file in RetroArch with Vim, since sometimes fiddling with options can get it into a state where it needs an external text editor to fix, and Vim is easy to use on a restricted keyboard.
Re: Termux: terminal emulator and Debian-style userland as an Android app
#17Wow. Given that this works with ChromeOS, this appears to give me what I've been looking for for a long time: something that makes a Chromebook a usable developer laptop.
Now time to buy a Chromebook and try it out.
Re: Termux: terminal emulator and Debian-style userland as an Android app
#18Is there similar iOS alternative?
Re: Termux: terminal emulator and Debian-style userland as an Android app
#19This is amazing. I've been dreaming of something like this forever for the iPhone.
iOS restrictions are probably never going to be lifted, however.
I get by with Panic's Coda terminal, which is great, but even though I have multiple remote servers, sometimes I'd like to run something on my local network, like ping, wireshark, etc
Running mutt as a local mail client would be nice as well
Re: Termux: terminal emulator and Debian-style userland as an Android app
#20Wow. Given that this works with ChromeOS, this appears to give me what I've been looking for for a long time: something that makes a Chromebook a usable developer laptop. Now time to buy a Chromebook and try it out.
Maybe a stupid question but why not just run Debian on a chrome book, or any cheap laptop? Or spend a bit more for a thinkpad or dell XPS