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Termux - a terminal emulator application for Android OS extendible by variety of packages.

67 mentions on Hacker News by 49 people: 6 stories, 61 comments · first 2016-08-09 · latest 2026-04-04

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  1. …> There's ... some Google Play availability as of June 2024: < https://github.com/termux/termux-app/discussions/4000 >. F-Droid's own future viability is at risk given Google's recent Android directions: < https://www.tec
    comment by dredmorbius · 2026-04-04 · in Run Linux containers on Android, no root required
  2. …gallery with great organization ( https://github.com/deckerst/aves ) Termux - Terminal emulator ( https://github.com/termux/termux-app/ ) Unexpected Keyboard - A unique keyboard that pairs nicely with Termux (…
    comment by bramhaag · 2026-02-17 · in GrapheneOS – Break Free from Google and Apple
  3. …Debug Bridge ( https://developer.android.com/tools/adb ) using two Android smartphones and Termux ( https://github.com/termux/termux-app ): * Search for "Smartphone-1 to Smartphone-2" "adb tcpip 5555" in "Motorola moto g play 2024…
    comment by sipofwater · 2025-11-13 · in Android developer verification: Early access starts
  4. …Verification Discourse" by agnostic-apollo ( https://github.com/agnostic-apollo ), Termux app ( https://github.com/termux/termux-app ) developer: https://gist.github.com/agnostic-apollo/b8d8daa24cbdd216687a...…
    comment by sipofwater · 2025-11-13 · in Android developer verification: Early access starts
  5. …Debug Bridge ( https://developer.android.com/tools/adb ) using two Android smartphones and Termux ( https://github.com/termux/termux-app ): * Search for "Smartphone-1 to Smartphone-2" "adb tcpip 5555" in "Motorola moto g play 2024…
    comment by sipofwater · 2025-11-12 · in "Android Developer Verification Discourse" by agnostic-apollo, Termux developer
  6. ADB using two Android smartphones and Termux ( https://github.com/termux/termux-app ): * Search for "Smartphone-1 to Smartphone-2" "adb tcpip 5555" in "Motorola moto g play 2024 smartphone, Termux, termux-usb, usbredirect, QEMU running…
    comment by sipofwater · 2025-10-28 · in What we talk about when we talk about sideloading
  7. …committers [2]. Seems to be a tonne of trivial commits merged from some code hackathon [3] [4]. [1] https://github.com/termux/termux-app/commits/master/ [2] https://github.com/termux/termux-app/graphs/contributors [3]…
    comment by bArray · 2025-10-10 · in ESP32 and Termux
  8. …Google seems indifferent to bricking this project... Today it's still breaking Fdroid updates: https://github.com/termux/termux-app/issues/4120#issuecommen...
    comment by darthwalsh · 2025-06-19 · in Bento: A Steam Deck in a Keyboard
  9. 1. Termux application: https://github.com/termux/termux-app 2. See also: https://old.reddit.com/r/MotoG/comments/1j2g5gz/motorola_mot... (old.reddit.com/r/MotoG/comments/1j2g5gz/motorola_moto_g_play_2024_smartphone_termux/mgs67qz/) 3.…
    comment by sipofwater · 2025-03-13 · in Android 16 may get a built-in Linux terminal
  10. …(despite Android not forbidding dynamic code execution elsewhere, Play Store policies aside). https://github.com/termux/termux-app/issues/1072 https://github.com/termux/termux-app/issues/2155
    comment by NotPractical · 2025-03-11 · in Android phone will run Debian Linux soon (like some Pixels can)
  11. …problem. You can do it the tedious way using Termux[1] or easy way through obsidian-git[2]. [1]: https://github.com/termux/termux-app [2]: https://github.com/Vinzent03/obsidian-git
    comment by microflash · 2024-07-28 · in My Obsidian note-taking workflow
  12. …also persistent, so you only have to run the command once. The more pressing issue at this time is: https://github.com/termux/termux-app/issues/2155
    comment by DownrightNifty · 2024-06-13 · in ChromeOS will soon be developed on large portions of the Android stack
  13. …about its future. Google has been hardening Android in ways that harm Termux quite a bit (e.g. https://github.com/termux/termux-app/issues/2366 ). It does seem that new Android lets you turn off the phantom process killer, so maybe there's…
    comment by resonious · 2024-06-13 · in ChromeOS will soon be developed on large portions of the Android stack
  14. Alternatively you can install https://github.com/termux/termux-app and then use https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp in it
    comment by ssernikk · 2024-05-13 · in Open Source YouTube to MP3 Downloader
  15. …margin for disk encryption passwords": https://is.muni.cz/th/yinya/?lang=en - Using Termux ( https://github.com/termux/termux-app ) with the ext4 filesystem and LUKS encryption: https://github.com/NoteAfterNote - "FileVault disk encryption…
    comment by sipofwater · 2023-11-17 · in Password Managers in Digital Forensics [Bitwarden, KeePass]
  16. …there is room for plenty of surprises when trying to pretend Android/Linux is just like GNU/Linux. https://github.com/termux/termux-app > NOTICE: Termux may be unstable on Android 12+. Android OS will kill any (phantom) processes greater…
    comment by pjmlp · 2023-08-02 · in Transform your Android device into a Linux desktop
  17. https://github.com/termux/termux-app/compare/master...Hardco...
    comment by worthless-trash · 2023-08-02 · in Transform your Android device into a Linux desktop
  18. >hasn't had a new release since 2018 are you referring to something other than the releases at https://github.com/termux/termux-app/releases ?
    comment by grognardo · 2023-08-02 · in Transform your Android device into a Linux desktop
  19. …in 9/8/2021 commit [1]. The issue was first acknowledged in README in 4/26/2021 commit [2]. [0]: https://github.com/termux/termux-app/issues/2595 [1]: https://github.com/termux/termux-app/commit/94e01d68d6c91574... [2]:…
    comment by cloudripper · 2023-04-29 · in Termux is an Android terminal emulator and Linux environment app
  20. …I am grateful for Termux devs for working hard to maintain functionality via workarounds. https://github.com/termux/termux-app/issues/2366
    comment by knaik94 · 2023-04-29 · in Termux is an Android terminal emulator and Linux environment app
  21. …: A GraphQL library for Python that leverages type annotations - https://github.com/termux/termux-app : A terminal emulator for Android that provides 2000+ linux packages to code on phone - https://github.com/TimothyStiles/
    comment by 255kb · 2023-04-13 · in GitHub Accelerator: our first cohort and what’s next
  22. …https://strawberry.rocks/ 18. Termux App: Terminal emulator for Android with 2000+ Linux packages - https://github.com/termux/termux-app 19. Poly: Fast Go package for engineering organisms - https://github.com/TimothyStiles/poly 20. tRPC:…
    comment by beanclap · 2023-04-12 · in The Startups in first batch of GitHub OS Accelerator
  23. …Android is basically Linux, which is great for development. You can install the Termux app ( https://github.com/termux/termux-app ) on Android phones, then you have a shell and a decent package manager. You can install compilers and…
    comment by gilch · 2023-03-29 · in Ask HN: How to become a great CS teacher for youngsters?
  24. Termux is still around and mostly works the same: https://github.com/termux/termux-app You just have to install it directly from the APK or via f-Droid. I use it on Android 13 for simple mobile development and it works great. For me,…
    comment by thesuperbigfrog · 2023-01-01 · in Rant: Year of Linux on the desktop
  25. …can avoid cron and instead uses termux-job-scheduler to get around power saving issues.[1] [1] https://github.com/termux/termux-app/issues/2015
    comment by troyvit · 2022-11-21 · in Termux on Android 5 or 6
  26. …moved to official site.[2] [0] https://github.com/termux/termux-packages/issues/4467 [1] https://github.com/termux/termux-app/pull/2740 [2] https://github.com/termux/termux-packages/issues/4658
    comment by app4soft · 2022-11-21 · in Termux on Android 5 or 6
  27. Termux was nerfed in Android 12. See https://github.com/termux/termux-app/issues/2366 Either way, the statement I replied to was 'Linux in every other pocket'. Since almost all Android users are running the Google Play Services, my point…
    comment by Tijdreiziger · 2022-08-23 · in The best and worst of 1994 and predictions for '95
  28. For those of you who think this is a good thing, remember what happened to Termux: https://github.com/termux/termux-app/issues/1072
    comment by josephcsible · 2022-04-26 · in Expanding Play’s Target Level API Requirements to Strengthen User Security
  29. https://github.com/termux/termux-app/releases
    comment by timonoko · 2022-04-13 · in How to install new termux from GitHub?
  30. …that will guarantee security & privacy. In the case of Termux, they're well aware of the issue: https://github.com/termux/termux-app/issues/2155 This is a similar situation to iOS which has a saner app ecosystem for this reason (in my…
    comment by Wonderfall · 2022-02-25 · in F-Droid: how it weakens Android's security model
  31. If you trust Microsoft/GitHub more than F-Droid, you could also grab it from there: https://github.com/termux/termux-app#github (you'll have to take care of your own update mechanism though) Not that I'd recommend it personally, but…
    comment by lucb1e · 2022-02-24 · in F-Droid: how it weakens Android's security model
  32. …introduced by Android Q broke Termux's ability to peacefully coexist with the Play Store. [0] [0] https://github.com/termux/termux-app/issues/2155
    comment by shakna · 2022-02-14 · in Android 13 virtualization lets Pixel 6 run Windows 11, Linux distributions
  33. …9) - press Enter] message in the terminal without actually exiting the shell process yourself. https://github.com/termux/termux-app
    comment by Tijdreiziger · 2022-02-12 · in Nearly a third of TV ads play to empty rooms
  34. …[2] https://android.googlesource.com/platform/prebuilts/fullsdk/... [3] https://github.com/termux/termux-app/issues/1072#issuecommen... [4] https://github.com/termux/termux-app/issues/1072#issuecommen... [5] https://github.com/ter
    comment by NotPractical · 2021-10-04 · in Android 12 is live in AOSP
  35. …If you install from F-Droid - latest version is available (0.117) and works on Android 10, too. https://github.com/termux/termux-app/issues/1072 https://wiki.termux.com/wiki/Termux_Google_Play
    comment by nousermane · 2021-08-13 · in FOSS app removed from the Play Store for linking to the project's website
  36. …fault This reply to Termux user is Termux devs fault: > ... Time to upgrade your devices... [0] [0] https://github.com/termux/termux-app/issues/1407#issuecommen...
    comment by app4soft · 2021-01-05 · in Termux no longer updated on Google Play
  37. …don't support such devices", but instead devs declared to upgrade device in reply to user... [0] https://github.com/termux/termux-app/issues/1407#issuecommen...
    comment by app4soft · 2021-01-05 · in Termux no longer updated on Google Play
  38. …but it is horrible because Termux packages repo for Android 5.x/6.x are now disabled[3] too. [0] https://github.com/termux/termux-app/issues/1516 [1] https://github.com/termux/termux-app/issues/1407#issuecommen... [2]…
    comment by app4soft · 2021-01-05 · in Termux no longer updated on Google Play
  39. …old days) > offer users the option of generating an apk wrapping their native code in a usable way. https://github.com/termux/termux-app/issues/1072#issuecommen... This seems a promising solution: compile from source, create an apk,…
    comment by hyperpallium2 · 2021-01-05 · in Termux no longer updated on Google Play
  40. …discussion is significantly more informative and carries a lot of thinking behind the changes: https://github.com/termux/termux-app/issues/1072 IMO a better link than a short paragraph on Wiki.
    comment by izacus · 2021-01-05 · in Termux no longer updated on Google Play
  41. https://github.com/termux/termux-app/issues/1072
    comment by fanatic2pope · 2020-07-16 · in Pinephone – “Community Edition: PostmarketOS” Linux smartphone
  42. I like Termux too, but... even that stuff is going away https://github.com/termux/termux-app/issues/1072 So it makes sense to use Linux if that's what you prioritize.
    comment by inportb · 2020-06-01 · in Pinebook Pro, First Impressions
  43. …they will eventually tighten SELinux policy to forbid exec() outside of userspace of the process https://github.com/termux/termux-app/issues/1072#issuecommen... So the app will not work on the OS level
    comment by cft · 2020-05-18 · in Termux and Android 10
  44. …those apps to the play store. I am not sure this is usable anymore. You might want to read this: https://github.com/termux/termux-app/issues/1072#issuecommen...
    comment by cft · 2020-05-18 · in Termux and Android 10
  45. pretty annoying to read that issue thread ( https://github.com/termux/termux-app/issues/1072 ) and read that instead of changing their app behavior, they just want to drop out of the play store :/ They had 2 years to react to this.
    comment by on_and_off · 2020-05-18 · in Termux and Android 10
  46. …made any move on the alternative approaches raised a year ago (that's how old the issue is: https://github.com/termux/termux-app/issues/1072 ), and there's a bunch of nonsensical alarmist bullshit muddying up the waters which isn't helping.
    comment by kllrnohj · 2020-05-18 · in Termux and Android 10
  47. You might call this a solution, but I disagree: https://github.com/termux/termux-app/issues/1072#issuecommen... "As i said on another issue, you should really start communicating this to users now , via as many channels as you can. I…
    comment by cft · 2020-05-18 · in Termux and Android 10
  48. …for me. EDIT: in android firefox, I found the "Request Desktop Site" works (on a code page) e.g. https://github.com/termux/termux-app There is also a desktop link in the footer, but it doesn't work. WARNING: If I try the desktop link and…
    comment by hyperpallium · 2020-03-17 · in GitHub for mobile is now available
  49. Might be because of No more exec from data folder on targetAPI >= Android Q https://github.com/termux/termux-app/issues/1072
    comment by hyperpallium · 2019-10-22 · in Samsung Kills 'Linux on DeX' with Android 10 Rollout
  50. There SELinux change & its impact on Termux is discussed in quite a detail here: https://github.com/termux/termux-app/issues/1072
    comment by m4rtink · 2019-10-21 · in Samsung Kills 'Linux on DeX' with Android 10 Rollout