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Barely, although termux makes it a lot more reasonable. It's more a package management issue.

icebraining 7y ago
You can run a full GNU/Linux distro, and apt-get install most stuff: https://f-droid.org/packages/tech.ula/ https://f-droid.org/packages/tech.ula/
- pjmlp 7y ago
  If one roots the device. Modern Android has been locking down access to everything that isn't an NDK public API.
  - icebraining 7y ago
    Nope, no root required.
    - pjmlp 7y ago
      So how does it work around the missing APIs not described here? https://developer.android.com/ndk/guides/stable_apis https://developer.android.com/ndk/guides/stable_apis Given the changes started with Android 7 to block access to everything else? In fact, https://wiki.termux.com/wiki/Differences_from_Linux https://wiki.termux.com/wiki/Differences_from_Linux
      - deleted 7y ago
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      - Mathnerd314 7y ago
        It runs stuff in a container (PRoot) with standard Linux libraries and FHS layout, then you ssh or VNC in locally. The emulation isn't perfect due to Android's security policies, but close enough.
        pjmlp 7y ago
        Standard Android does not support chroot, nor standard Linux libraries, hence why termux needs to patch them.
    - imtringued 7y ago
      Try installing OpenJDK without root.
mike-cardwell 7y ago
I installed Debian in a chroot on my HTC Desire Z in 2011, and proceeded to apt-get install exim on it to tinker.
gallexme 7y ago
Theres also https://github.com/t184256/nix-on-droid-bootstrap https://github.com/t184256/nix-on-droid-bootstrap on fdroid for a good package manager
0x38B 7y ago
I can share to Termux from the YouTube app on my Pixel and download an entire playlist to my music folder - Ffmpeg handles any audio. It's quicker than any of the YouTube downloader apps I've tried! How it works: in ~/bin there's a termux-url-opener script that handles what you share: "#!/bin/bash case "$1" in *youtu*) echo "$1 is a YouTube URL, downloading" sh ~/shortcuts/dl_yt.sh $1 ..." (dl_yt just calls youtube-dl -x) I love it and am still finding new uses for Termux. I've got neovim and all my dotfiles loaded, so in a pinch I can ssh into my phone to do some work.
- chronogram 7y ago
  Would it not be nicer to save a whole lot on bandwidth by using "youtube-dl -f bestaudio[ext=m4a]" instead of "youtube-dl -x"?
  - 0x38B 7y ago
    Good point! My command line looks like this: youtube-dl -f bestaudio -x --no-progress -o "~/storage/music/YouTube/%(title)s.%(ext)s" "$1" This generally gives me .opus files, which play OK but my player can't change the tags.
- Ycros 7y ago
  Ah, nice to see I'm not the only one running youtube-dl on a phone via Termux.

You can run a full GNU/Linux distro, and apt-get install most stuff: https://f-droid.org/packages/tech.ula/ https://f-droid.org/packages/tech.ula/

pjmlp 7y ago
If one roots the device. Modern Android has been locking down access to everything that isn't an NDK public API.
- icebraining 7y ago
  Nope, no root required.
  - pjmlp 7y ago
    So how does it work around the missing APIs not described here? https://developer.android.com/ndk/guides/stable_apis https://developer.android.com/ndk/guides/stable_apis Given the changes started with Android 7 to block access to everything else? In fact, https://wiki.termux.com/wiki/Differences_from_Linux https://wiki.termux.com/wiki/Differences_from_Linux
    - deleted 7y ago
      [deleted]
    - Mathnerd314 7y ago
      It runs stuff in a container (PRoot) with standard Linux libraries and FHS layout, then you ssh or VNC in locally. The emulation isn't perfect due to Android's security policies, but close enough.
      - pjmlp 7y ago
        Standard Android does not support chroot, nor standard Linux libraries, hence why termux needs to patch them.
  - imtringued 7y ago
    Try installing OpenJDK without root.

mike-cardwell 7y ago

I installed Debian in a chroot on my HTC Desire Z in 2011, and proceeded to apt-get install exim on it to tinker.

gallexme 7y ago

Theres also https://github.com/t184256/nix-on-droid-bootstrap https://github.com/t184256/nix-on-droid-bootstrap on fdroid for a good package manager

0x38B 7y ago

I can share to Termux from the YouTube app on my Pixel and download an entire playlist to my music folder - Ffmpeg handles any audio. It's quicker than any of the YouTube downloader apps I've tried! How it works: in ~/bin there's a termux-url-opener script that handles what you share: "#!/bin/bash case "$1" in *youtu*) echo "$1 is a YouTube URL, downloading" sh ~/shortcuts/dl_yt.sh $1 ..." (dl_yt just calls youtube-dl -x) I love it and am still finding new uses for Termux. I've got neovim and all my dotfiles loaded, so in a pinch I can ssh into my phone to do some work.

chronogram 7y ago
Would it not be nicer to save a whole lot on bandwidth by using "youtube-dl -f bestaudio[ext=m4a]" instead of "youtube-dl -x"?
- 0x38B 7y ago
  Good point! My command line looks like this: youtube-dl -f bestaudio -x --no-progress -o "~/storage/music/YouTube/%(title)s.%(ext)s" "$1" This generally gives me .opus files, which play OK but my player can't change the tags.
Ycros 7y ago
Ah, nice to see I'm not the only one running youtube-dl on a phone via Termux.