What 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 a

What 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/