I use it to run Julia on my phone: https://lee-phillips.org/juliaOnPhone.jpg
Termux
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Re: Termux
#82What's the difference between this and Termius, especially for those who are just ssh'ing into their home machines?
Termius is SSH client.
Termux is basically a terminal emulator + package manager. You can run Node, Rust, Claude Code locally on your phone.
As an example - I used it to do Rustlings every day I commute on a subway. NYC subways don't have mobile network coverage, so I can't just SSH there into a remote machine.
Re: Termux
#83I love termux. I can run my normal terminal environment - tmux, fish, just, git, zoxide, yazi etc. and build rust apps. With decent auto-complete/fuzzy-search, it's very ergonomic for only needing a couple of key presses to get things done. I'm impressed that TUI apps like yazi/nnn respond to touch. It's a very viable app platform for those inclined. Out of curiosity, is there an equivalent on ios with that level of…
In iOS we can only use something like ish.app which emulates x86 and runs full Linux distro instead, with predictably much lower performance than Termux (due to JIT being banned in iOS apps), but without any restrictions Android has on the executables
iSH is great as an ssh client. It has a good font out of the box, so it displays tmux and neovim properly.
a-Shell should be faster than iSH for local stuff since the tools are compiled natively, but nothing on iOS, as far as I know, compares to Termux on Android.
Re: Termux
#84Another nifty utility to use in tandem is scrcpy[0]. Inside or outside of Termux, it allows you to interact with your android device in general from the comfort of your main computer/laptop over ADB. It becomes a super multiplier for Termux when I don't want to deal with the hassle of connecting a separate keyboard to my android phone/tablet. (A heads up, I have to use the `--render-driver=software` switch in order f…
You need developer mode enabled for this right? Do you use any banking apps? The one I want to use for NFC payments doesn't work when developer mode is enabled. I am wondering if this is a global thing.
Re: Termux
#85Termux is the first app I install on every Android device I get my hands on. It's astonishingly capable. I have a Bluetooth keyboard case for my Android tablet. All the time, I use Termux to ssh into my Linux machine over my home network and code on it in Neovim from my couch. I don't bother with the default notes app on my phone. Termux + Neovim running vimwiki and syncing to a private GitHub repo is way better. Mos…
I beleive Android 16 now comes with termux-like Linux environment that can be enabled via developer settings menu.
Yeah but it sucks. There's a button in its settings to install a Debian chroot environment; gave it a go and it bricked itself, had to clear the app's storage and factory reset it.
Re: Termux
#86Imagine Termux with a "VPN mode" so that privileged ports could be forwarded
Re: Termux
#87One of my favorite piece of software was made by the guy with Termux on his phone [0], absolute insane https://github.com/9001/copyparty 0, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=15_-hgsX2V0&t=885s
That's pretty funny, I use Copyparty a couple places, and never new it's origin.
Re: Termux
#88Adding to the many other great uses of termux already here, the most useful lately for me is running Syncthing. After the "drama" with the Syncthing android client (my understanding: official development stopped due to onerous requirements from the Google, then the most popular fork was transferred to a new owner in a less-than-fully-trustworthy manner), being able to just run syncthing from the command line is a breath of fresh air.
I highly recommend using Unexpected Keyboard along with termux (a recommendation I myself almost certainly got from HN).
Re: Termux
#89There’s an app called Termux in the iOS App Store, but I’m guessing it’s not the same thing?
Termux is the best of Android and sadly there's nothing like it on iOS. I'd ditch my Pixel today for the iPhone that's sitting on my desk collecting dust if there were.
Re: Termux
#90Honest question, as a heavy desktop TUI user who has had Termux installed for years. A terminal (emulator) is a keyboard-based environment. How on earth are all you fans making it work with a tiny touchscreen?
Staring very close at the screen.