Termux

“Which is why Termux has to work around what is actually available as public APIs on the NDK.”

“Termux and moshi provide the full functionality of the terminal but it gets clunky sometimes”

“If the server software you want to run is available in the Termux repos, you can use that and have it run at full-speed.”

“you could use termux but if termux runs on anything lower than android 8 termux will be significantly limited”

“It gives a Linux experience within the security sandbox from Android, which is why there are limitations when using it on regular devices”

“Is it really necessary to install two huge external dependencies for this, F-Droid and Termux?”

“gives a Linux based terminal emulator and you can install Ubuntu in it for further support”

“Stitching those things together is (was?) more annoying on a Termux session with open software.”

“I end up just opening a web server in termux on my phone and having the other side download from my hotspot every time”

“Termux's design is not aligned with Android's app model which has caused many headaches for them.”

“termux-x11 is a good start but if termux gets wayland support or there is a way to expose wayland sockets from the android native linux VM, the only thing missing is a native rendering compositor for a smoother experience”

“Termux has clouflared package which is the thing you need to set up a secure ssh tunnel through cloudflare”

“My emacs config is now setup to detect termux and config itself accordingly which is neat.”

“this is one of the things I really would love to have on my iPhone that I'm jealous of the Android ecosystem for”

“I use my Meta Quest 3 with Termux & Termux X11 to run full desktop apps, and it works like a charm.”

“Termux is currently grandfathered in because it's still built against the last API version not to have these restrictions”

“if you upgrade Termux, or remove/reinstall, you lose everything inside that "linux" system”

“I had it running on an old phone as a frigate server with a solar powerbank in remote area”

“Just figured out that I could use my computer's terminal to send to my android's clipboard via SSH.”

“It is very unreliable though. I hope Android 17 improves it, as other than the restart issues, I've generally found it to be very functional.”

“termux is a great way to use a lot of the open-source tools you're already familiar with”

“But it also advantages especially when you want a Terminal that is actually part of your Android system.”

“having tools like exiftool, ffmpeg, and ImageMagick among others available in Termux is wonderful”

“To me it allows me to interface with my phone as if it was an actual computer and not just a locked down entertainment autoscroller.”

“I use it for lots of stuff, remote scanning from an old Canon flatbed scanner attached to my NAS”

“I use it all the time to SSH into my workstation and check on long-running tasks, code, etc.”

“I can free up tens of GB of memories with reliability in the face of a misbehaving sync algorithm.”

“Best terminal emulator on Android, my day to day basis is note-taking (fzf, Neovim, Git) and SSH”

“Termux is the first app I install on every Android device I get my hands on. It's astonishingly capable.”

“Best part is, I can make "apps" on the fly that I can use from my phone with termux integration.”

“Termux is basically a small Linux in your pocket and has anything you'd ever need regarding SSH”

“For running more complex Linux programs or scripts Termux is indeed less comfortable (but it can still work).”

“Termux would definitely be the light weight option, but you will be pinned to whatever version of the kernel your device is shipped with”

“I use Termux a decent amount, whether it's just updating my todo list on my home server or actually programming on it.”

“its actually a lot easier to write code in termux compared to any of the other android IDE type apps”

“I think using Termux + SSH would be more convenient and compatible with all devices running sshd”

“You really can't get much hardware access from Andronix/Termux AFAIK so GPS, camera, etc don't work.”

“I think using Termux + SSH would be more convenient and compatible with all devices running sshd.”

“termux has enough features, especially after rooting, that you can probably run whatever you're shooting for”

“you need to download and install Termux & Emacs from this project as per the instructions. It took me a while to get it working”