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This app alone is one of the huge reasons why I prefer Android. I love that I can natively run a bunch of Linux utilities directly on my phone and use it like I would a regular computer. Everything from Vim, Python, and various networking utilities, I've played around with so many different tools which has helped expand my skillset over the years.
I also use the Termux-X11 addon to have a full xfce desktop environment running on an external monitor with HDMI out over USB-C.
Phones are quite capable devices and using tools like these really unlocks their full potential.
Termux is staple for power user
What kind of scenarios do you pull out a terminal on your phone for?
While Termux doesn't require root, my device is rooted which allows for a lot more.
A few examples:
- Using
mitmproxyto capture and analyze app traffic from phone apps (automated w/ a widget shortcut to configure android proxy settings on launch and then reset back when I'm finished). - SSHing into my servers (
moshis useful to keep connections alive if network cuts out). I have my own homescreen widgets to automatically launch for specific nodes. Also usetmuxeverywhere to handle multiple sessions. - Scripting my android phone as a USB keyboard input (simulating BadUSB).
- I've implemented my own "lost phone rescue" so I have a way to remote into my device if I lose it.
- Reading
manpages about a command - Git cloning projects to examine source code when I'm feeling curious
- Running web servers for sample projects
- Managing files on device (sometimes easier with CLI)
This is great, thanks!
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I certainly love it! It's one of the first things I install