Termux is an Android terminal emulator and Linux environment app with no rooting
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Re: Termux is an Android terminal emulator and Linux environment app with no rooting
#2what do people use this for?
While I was really excited when i encountered it, I didn't find any practical uses.
Re: Termux is an Android terminal emulator and Linux environment app with no rooting
#3see also: iSH for iOS (https://ish.app/)
Re: Termux is an Android terminal emulator and Linux environment app with no rooting
#4what do people use this for? While I was really excited when i encountered it, I didn't find any practical uses.
I've used it for ssh-ing into my various machines, both work and personal. I also did some development work using this when I was stuck without a laptop. And one time it was useful in sending out a mass text.
Re: Termux is an Android terminal emulator and Linux environment app with no rooting
#5what do people use this for? While I was really excited when i encountered it, I didn't find any practical uses.
On phones, I've installed node & python in it and used those systems as a powerful handheld calculator.
On my tablet, I used it as an ssh client.
On my VR headset, I used it to create a self-contained development environment: https://www.reddit.com/r/cyberDeck/comments/fc5sfr/oculus_qu...
You can use its PRoot functionality to run various Linux distros: https://wiki.termux.com/wiki/PRoot
And you can run Linux GUI apps if they are compiled properly: https://github.com/adi1090x/termux-desktop
Re: Termux is an Android terminal emulator and Linux environment app with no rooting
#6what do people use this for? While I was really excited when i encountered it, I didn't find any practical uses.
I could see it as a rather easy way to get people to try programming with a tablet / keyboard combo. You can install Go, or Python and run a web server and visit it from within the browser... It's pretty impressive and capable honestly. You can find < $100 Android phones that are prepaid these days, I got a few ages ago.
Re: Termux is an Android terminal emulator and Linux environment app with no rooting
#7what do people use this for? While I was really excited when i encountered it, I didn't find any practical uses.
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Re: Termux is an Android terminal emulator and Linux environment app with no rooting
#8what do people use this for? While I was really excited when i encountered it, I didn't find any practical uses.
A bash script that scps today's photos to my NAS
Persistent SSH session to a server running Weechat for IRC
(Remember to run 'pkg update' every so often, a recent update to the app required a reinstall or manual fix for anyone like me who didn't know it could be a problem)
Re: Termux is an Android terminal emulator and Linux environment app with no rooting
#9see also: iSH for iOS ( https://ish.app/ )
The key caveat being that iSH does x86 emulation to achieve this, but otherwise it seems to looks pretty darn nice. I have yet to try it but now that I've switched over to iOS I may just download it to compare usage vs Termux.
Re: Termux is an Android terminal emulator and Linux environment app with no rooting
#10what do people use this for? While I was really excited when i encountered it, I didn't find any practical uses.
I'm using this almost daily for various open source work. It has my vim setup, tmux, node, and git.
Primary usage is via Samsung DeX so I have multiple windows and a proper mechanical keyboard.