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Termux is an Android terminal emulator and Linux environment app

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

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Post by Ugohcet »

Ugohcet wrote: post #10
aidog wrote: post #8

I update my website by writing it in the Squircle CE editor and then run my static sitegenerator, commit and push to the server by pressing a termux homescreen shortcut. Works great. Images are a bit of an issue, but I have another termux script that's run when use the android "open with" menu and select termux on an image. If anyone has a better idea how I can get images into the filesystem from an editor in android…

You can use any file browser that supports android's document api to browse termux's filesystem. If you are using something like samsung oneui it can't do that, but you can install Anemo and use its shortcut to open android's default "Files" instead of samsung's

(Termux will appear on the left side bar beside "Internal memory", sd cards and google drive)

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

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Post by eggy »

ChuckNorris89 wrote: post #6
guestbest wrote: post #4

I’ve put this on a 20$ android phone that I got on eBay and was so impressed it made me consider switching from iOS to android.

That's the neat part about this. Need a Linuxy ARM SBC to run python, or a tiny web server, or home automation hub or something like that but Raspberry PIs are unavailable or overpriced in your area and alternative products are too sketchy and unsupported? No problemo. Just get an old Android flagship off the second hand market that can be had dirt cheap, flash some FOSS de-Googled ROM on it, and use that instead. Yo…

So true. I use Termux, but I haven't used an Android phone to replace my embedded stuff. I have used tablets as interfaces to some of my projects. I have an old Keyone Blackberry I should try this with. The real keyboard may come in handy if the screen is acting up. Any recommendations for a FOSS de-Googled ROM? I've tried this in the past, but I have not kept up with them.

My needs sometimes call for more realtime control, and the system I ran in the past (Navigator) ran on QNX (owned by Blackberry) a microkernel OS (like Minix was, not Linux). Is there a close competitor in the Android world?

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

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Post by bahmboo »

ChuckNorris89 wrote: post #6
guestbest wrote: post #4

I’ve put this on a 20$ android phone that I got on eBay and was so impressed it made me consider switching from iOS to android.

That's the neat part about this. Need a Linuxy ARM SBC to run python, or a tiny web server, or home automation hub or something like that but Raspberry PIs are unavailable or overpriced in your area and alternative products are too sketchy and unsupported? No problemo. Just get an old Android flagship off the second hand market that can be had dirt cheap, flash some FOSS de-Googled ROM on it, and use that instead. Yo…

Used flagships have always worked well for me. They were built the best at the time whereas new budget phones have to cut corners. Phone tech is not changing that fast anymore.

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

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Post by routerl »

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,…

> But I am concerned about the direction Android is headed

I'm with you, but we'll always have AOSP. And the cellphone market is now segmented enough that we'll probably also always have rootable phones.

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

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Post by qbasic_forever »

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,…

I really wish Android would properly enable containers like they've done for Chrome OS. It's silly we run little Linux machines and can't pop a fully isolated container shell on them!

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

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Post by orbisvicis »

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.

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

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Post by rektide »

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,…

> But I am concerned about the direction Android is headed,

Over securing systems seems to be the modern trend, and mercy, it's such suffocating paternalism.

We have incredible phones and Android/Google just keeps making them less and less capable.

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

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Post by solarkraft »

routerl wrote: post #15
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,…

> But I am concerned about the direction Android is headed I'm with you, but we'll always have AOSP. And the cellphone market is now segmented enough that we'll probably also always have rootable phones.

We'll always have the versions of AOSP Google has released, but they're not forced to do so in the future. And I'm not sure anyone else is interested in maintaining it.

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

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Post by Ugohcet »

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.

You don't. I almost always use termux with virtual keyboard and it feels fine for doing something quick and on the go. Modal UIs (like vim) work better than modifier- and functional keys-heavy though.
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