TL;DR
- Google has added a tabbed interface to the Terminal app in Android 16 Beta 3.
- The Terminal app lets you run Linux apps in a virtual machine on your Android device.
- Adding tabs makes it easier to multitask, as you can issue commands without having to wait for a process to complete.
RDPing from Android into the VM after installing a desktop environment:
Just discovered this and want to try a full linux desktop. But what RDP you installed app for this?
aRDP - it’s open source and despite the ugly UI it works very well.
newbie question but why use rdp instead of VNC? is RDP better for this purpose?
I think RDP is better in general. Ubuntu for example changed its default desktop sharing to RDP from VNC a couple of LTSes ago.
aRDP is crashing or closing my connection. So i tried Avnc (FDroid) and it feels ok but need to test further
If you report a bug for this, there’s a decent chance it would get fixed.
Im good with AVNC. So far, i find it similar performance with aRDP.
How’s it run? Have you done any performance tests?
Docker works as expected:
ITT: nobody understands the difference between this and Termux
I also don’t really see a point to it
That’s fine, but there is a big difference between the two. Termux is a terminal emulator for the host operating system, while this is a VM running a completely separate guest operating system - Debian 12, in this case. ARM version, but still Debian.
So I tried this just now, and it works. It looks pretty good at first glance. Proper Debian VM, can listen on ports, can access files under Downloads. It just takes 10-20 seconds to start and a few to stop.
can access files under Downloads
Wait, you can access local files on your phone’s storage in the VM now? Is that a new addition? On the Android 15 version of this, you don’t have any local access at all.
I’m on the standard Android 15 on 8 Pro. The shared storage is mounted at
/mnt/shared
would you switch over from termux for this? for performance or something else?
It’s a debian VM, much better than messing with the android system. All I want now is bridged mode for the network adapters
It appears to be running behind NAT but it’s already have an easy port forwarding feature where I was able to connect to a server running on the VM by connecting to localhost in Termux.
Can you forward ports below 1024? I don’t get the notification when it’s these ports that require sudo.
For things that don’t work on Termux. The only advantage of Termux is that it starts way faster and it consumes significantly less resources. Other than that, the VM would be superior. So if I had to connect via SSH to a machine, I’d probably use Termux.
Hey guys, is sound working for you? I installed xfce but i get no sound card error. lspci shows no audio device.
ight now i need a pixel with video out and I’m satisfied.
The past two generations have supported that
Yep and there is a new desktop mode that will be available soon as well.
This is like giving a bandaid to someone who just broke their fucking femur. I want actual linux and open source on my phone not a container that runs debian.
RIP maemo. Nokia really messed that up.
It’s a real VM, not a container. Chances are you can run containers on top of the VM. Haven’t tried.
Just tried, and yes you can.
What do we think is Google’s motivation for adding this?
Supposedly Google would have better time taking care of just one consumer OS instead of two, so Android is getting some PC features so that it will be able to replace ChromeOS in the future.
Ahem termux had this feature for ages
The use termux?
