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What's your favourite open source app and why?
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this post was submitted on 27 Jul 2023
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Termux
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:
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).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.manpages about a commandThis is great, thanks!
I certainly love it! It's one of the first things I install