Termux: Android Terminal Emulator and Linux Environment Application
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Summary
Termux is an Android terminal emulator application that provides a Linux environment on Android devices. The article serves as documentation and repository information for the Termux app, covering its functionality as a terminal emulator with extensibility through various packages. It includes important notices about potential instability on Android 12+ due to OS process management limitations, and provides guidance on package management and repository maintenance. The content also mentions that the repository is specifically for the app's user interface and terminal emulation components, while separate repositories handle the installable packages.
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Note that this repository is for the app itself (the user interface and the terminal emulation).
NOTICE: Termux may be unstable on Android 12+. Android OS will kill any (phantom) processes greater than 3
We are looking for Termux Android application maintainers.
Termux - a terminal emulator application for Android OS extendible by variety of packages.
Termux - a terminal emulator application for Android OS extendible by variety of packages. - termux/termux-app
