termux.

Manually installing proot-distro on Termux when the package is missing from apt-android-5 repos, by downloading the .deb from GitHub and patching TERMUX_PREFIX placeholders with sed.

Manual extraction of Ubuntu 25.10 armhf rootfs into Termux proot when proot-distro install fails on old Termux.

Bridge git from Termux into proot Ubuntu using a wrapper script that calls the native binary through bind mounts.

Move npm cache to SD card to free internal storage on Moto E2 with only 700 MB available space.

A helper script that encapsulates the full proot invocation with all bind mounts, environment variables, kill-on-exit, and link2symlink flags needed to run Ubuntu on the Moto E2.

Run OpenClaw gateway in foreground mode to bypass systemd dependency in Termux/proot environment.

Detach PocketClaw gateway from Termux process tree using setsid to survive Dalvik VM kills and cgroup cascades.

SSH config alias with static IP and port forwarding for one-command access to Moto E2 Termux over USB and WiFi.

Auto-start PocketClaw gateway, sshd, and cron jobs on phone boot using Termux:Boot BOOT_COMPLETED intent.

Replace fixed sleep delay with WiFi retry loop in Termux boot script for reliable gateway startup after reboot.

Prevent Android Doze mode from suspending CPU using termux-wake-lock and deviceidle whitelist for reliable message delivery.

Cron job to periodically kill com.termux.boot Dalvik VM, freeing 40 MB while avoiding the cgroup cascade from killing com.termux.

The PocketClaw origin story device. €15–30 used. Genuinely runs lightweight agents via Termux + proot, with serious caveats.