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I do believe you can actually get a desktop going by installing https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=x.org.server https://play.google.com/store/apps/de

I do believe you can actually get a desktop going by installing https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=x.org.server https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=x.org.server and setting the display environment variable in termux.

yjftsjthsd-h 9y ago
Yeah, but you need the actual programs, and when I last looked termux didn't build packages that use X and didn't include the libraries to compile them yourself (or at least I couldn't find them)
- herbst 9y ago
  Some software could probably be compiled on a different ARM machine. Or would work when distributed in binary form. (Just speculation, but i dont see why not)
- Aissen 9y ago
  You can use proot + debootstrap to install debian/ubuntu for example.
- tpoindex 9y ago
  GNURoot Debian might be a solution for you: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.gnuroot.debian https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.gnuroot.de... It runs X, using the XServer XDSL app previously mentioned in this thread. I found some things rather quirky, but certainly fun to play with. My older Nexus 5 could do HDMI out with a dongle, add in BT keyboard and mouse, and it's mostly usable. Doesn't run on Android 8.0 yet, and no HDMI out on my newer Pixel, so it's Termux + keyboard for on-the-go hacking. Linux Deploy (also on Google Play) for those who have rooted their devices looks to be another choice.