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5S was the perfect size, if only it could run Linux.
by kgwxd 8y ago
5S was the perfect size, if only it could run Linux.
- PascLeRasc 8y agoCheck out iSH, it's an Alpine Linux VM for iOS. It's a great SSH client.
- digitalsushi 8y agoThe readme is terrifying though - at the bottom, the author admits how difficult it has become to debug, which makes me wonder if it's worth devoting my time to it if they will eventually grow tired of keeping the project up to date. It is difficult to get other contributors to adopt difficult code.
- AnthonBerg 8y agoWhat I like to use is: - Blink shell - hooked to a tmux session - connected with Mosh - over a ZeroTier network - to a UNIX machine in the cloud or at home (Linux, macOS, whatever). The effect is a really snappy and powerful shell in a full UNIX system that stays up and connected even though your connection is dropped or moves from wifi to cellular, and your networks still stay closed and secure. It's not the same as running Linux on the phone. However, in some respects it's better. It's trivially easy to move the session to another device (phone/tablet, or computer), and you don't need to use the phone's battery for processing. And you can summon a ton of computing power if you need to. Blink shell, an iOS terminal emulator: https://www.blink.sh https://www.blink.sh tmux is like screen. It's a bit arcane at first but it's worth it. (Mouse scrollback is recommended. It works inside blink.) Introduction: https://hackernoon.com/a-gentle-introduction-to-tmux-8d784c404340 https://hackernoon.com/a-gentle-introduction-to-tmux-8d784c4... mosh enhances ssh and adds roaming, supports intermittent connectivity, and cuts perceived lag a lot by being smarter about the interface vs. the network roundtrip. (It works kind of like a online game engine that predicts network events). https://mosh.org https://mosh.org ZeroTier is an open-source secure virtual network layer that's good at hole punching so you can just have the real network completely walled off: https://www.zerotier.com/ https://www.zerotier.com/
- rahoulb 8y agoI also love BlinkShell and Mosh which is what makes using iOS as a dev/admin front-end setup workable
- mlevental 8y agohow the hell do people use a cli on a phone
- AnthonBerg 8y agoTry it! It’s worth having. Plus: Bluetooth keyboards work, and you can connect to external displays with, say, an HDMI dongle or AirPlay.
- ihuman 8y agoIf you jailbreak your phone, you can duel-boot iOS and Android on some models, but its a sub-par experience.