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You can also install Termux and use just about anything that runs on Linux.

pjmlp 2y ago
In rooted phones, or sideloaded since it no longer satisfies Play Store security rules, given that many Linux syscalls aren't officially supported on Android.
- sans_souse 2y ago
  you don't need root to download packages from a git repo.
  - pjmlp 2y ago
    Note the or on my comment.
    - yjftsjthsd-h 2y ago
      Okay, but you did bring up root; why?
      - pjmlp 2y ago
        And you stop reading after the comma, why?
        yjftsjthsd-h 2y ago
        I clearly didn't, since I'm arguing with you about everything after the comma in another thread. Why are you avoiding the question? Did you make a mistake bringing up root and just don't want to say so?
- anthk 2y ago
  Termux doesn't need root. Just get FDroid.
  - pjmlp 2y ago
    Another one with problems reading the full length of my comment. That comma really breaks English parsing in certain individuals.
    - anthk 2y ago
      Installing F-Droid is not rocket science.
      - pjmlp 2y ago
        Apparently English reading comprehension skills are.
    - yjftsjthsd-h 2y ago
      You don't need to side-load termux; it comes from an app store. And I can't think of any case where you would need root, so I'm curious why you even mentioned that.
      - pjmlp 2y ago
        Not from PlayStore, but apparently everyone has English reading comprehension problems and wants to write a comment anyway. https://github.com/termux/termux-packages/wiki/Termux-and-Android-10 https://github.com/termux/termux-packages/wiki/Termux-and-An...
        yjftsjthsd-h 2y ago
        You seem to have ignored half my comment; per your standards this means I am entitled to insult you and then ignore your claims. (Which I'm going to try and avoid because it's impolite, but I wanted to take a moment to both call out hypocrisy and that you seem to be ignoring every single question about what rooting has to do with anything.) Anyways, yes, I can read, have spent a good deal of time on that exact page, am intimately familiar with sideloading (and rooting, if that were in scope), understand what an app store is, and maintain that Termux is best installed from an app store (F-Droid) rather than being sideloaded (though grabbing APKs straight from GitHub and sideloading them isn't that bad as a second option). I would suggest that if everyone appears to misunderstand you, then the most likely options are that 1. they understand you just fine, or 2. you need to communicate better. FWIW I think it's the former.

In rooted phones, or sideloaded since it no longer satisfies Play Store security rules, given that many Linux syscalls aren't officially supported on Android.

sans_souse 2y ago
you don't need root to download packages from a git repo.
- pjmlp 2y ago
  Note the or on my comment.
  - yjftsjthsd-h 2y ago
    Okay, but you did bring up root; why?
    - pjmlp 2y ago
      And you stop reading after the comma, why?
      - yjftsjthsd-h 2y ago
        I clearly didn't, since I'm arguing with you about everything after the comma in another thread. Why are you avoiding the question? Did you make a mistake bringing up root and just don't want to say so?
anthk 2y ago
Termux doesn't need root. Just get FDroid.
- pjmlp 2y ago
  Another one with problems reading the full length of my comment. That comma really breaks English parsing in certain individuals.
  - anthk 2y ago
    Installing F-Droid is not rocket science.
    - pjmlp 2y ago
      Apparently English reading comprehension skills are.
  - yjftsjthsd-h 2y ago
    You don't need to side-load termux; it comes from an app store. And I can't think of any case where you would need root, so I'm curious why you even mentioned that.
    - pjmlp 2y ago
      Not from PlayStore, but apparently everyone has English reading comprehension problems and wants to write a comment anyway. https://github.com/termux/termux-packages/wiki/Termux-and-Android-10 https://github.com/termux/termux-packages/wiki/Termux-and-An...
      - yjftsjthsd-h 2y ago
        You seem to have ignored half my comment; per your standards this means I am entitled to insult you and then ignore your claims. (Which I'm going to try and avoid because it's impolite, but I wanted to take a moment to both call out hypocrisy and that you seem to be ignoring every single question about what rooting has to do with anything.) Anyways, yes, I can read, have spent a good deal of time on that exact page, am intimately familiar with sideloading (and rooting, if that were in scope), understand what an app store is, and maintain that Termux is best installed from an app store (F-Droid) rather than being sideloaded (though grabbing APKs straight from GitHub and sideloading them isn't that bad as a second option). I would suggest that if everyone appears to misunderstand you, then the most likely options are that 1. they understand you just fine, or 2. you need to communicate better. FWIW I think it's the former.