Termux

[speculatrix]

Some people might need to stick with android on their Gemini, but want a Linux environment.

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.termux

Is a great tool, and easier to get set up than a chroot'd Linux environment.

More here:

https://termux.com

[Isaac]

The floating terminal plugin for Termux is also quite nice.

[vader]

Some people might need to stick with android on their Gemini, but want a Linux environment.

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.termux

Is a great tool, and easier to get set up than a chroot'd Linux environment.

More here:

https://termux.com

Yep, termux is a must for android. It was one of the very first apps I installed. It is worth a download for ssh alone, let alone the full development environment. You can even run an ssh server which you can log in to from your pc - this allows you to read/write sms, and do funky stuff remotely. I tried gnuroot, but went back to termux for its performance and usability.

Had the gemini for 2months, had termux for 2 months

termux +1

[KF6GPE]

I’m finding termux + jupyter notebook with Python really, really useful for doing the math I need to do. I’ve set up a couple of different sheets for work stuff already, and in my spare time am slowly finally learning the celestial mechanics I wanted to learn as a kid. This is definitely the grandchild of the HP-71B or HP-41CX for numeric work. (And, if you need to run programs from those beasts, there are emulators in the Android store, or the excellent Free42.)

Setup’s straightforward — google “termux jupyter notebook” and follow the instructions you find.

[zevv]

If you are running ssh from Termux, you might want to look into Mosh as well: https://mosh.org/

Mosh uses ssh for initial authentication, but for the shell then switches over to UDP, allowing for roaming, session resuming after disconnecting, and more.

[jornada720]

If you are running ssh from Termux, you might want to look into Mosh as well: https://mosh.org/

Mosh uses ssh for initial authentication, but for the shell then switches over to UDP, allowing for roaming, session resuming after disconnecting, and more.

Mosh is nice but it does make scrolling your output impossible, which is annoying. If you want to keep scrolling but not have your ssh session cut off by Android's battery saver, be sure to disable power management for Termux in the Android settings.

[Don H]

If you are running ssh from Termux, you might want to look into Mosh as well: https://mosh.org/

Mosh uses ssh for initial authentication, but for the shell then switches over to UDP, allowing for roaming, session resuming after disconnecting, and more.

Mosh is nice but it does make scrolling your output impossible, which is annoying. If you want to keep scrolling but not have your ssh session cut off by Android's battery saver, be sure to disable power management for Termux in the Android settings.

My solution for this issue (and when using laptops) is to start mosh, then tmux on the remote host.  I have my scrolling, and in the event something goes wrong locally, my remote session is still protected.