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Everything we've published on termux across guides, agents, hardware reviews and glossary entries: 13 entries in total.

Guides (12)

  • proot-distro: manual install on an old TermuxInfrastructure · 2026-02-18

    When apt has no proot-distro for Android 5 or 6: fetch the .deb from GitHub, patch its TERMUX_PREFIX placeholders with sed, install it with dpkg.

  • Extract an Ubuntu rootfs into Termux proot by handInfrastructure · 2026-02-18

    When proot-distro install fails on an old Termux: download the Ubuntu 25.10 armhf rootfs tarball and extract it into the proot directory yourself.

  • Git Wrapper BridgeInfrastructure · 2026-02-18

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

  • npm Cache on SD CardInfrastructure · 2026-02-18

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

  • run-proot.sh Helper ScriptInfrastructure · 2026-02-18

    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.

  • Bypass systemd (gateway run)Runtime · 2026-02-18

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

  • setsid Gateway DetachDebloat · 2026-02-18

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

  • SSH Config + Static IPNetwork · 2026-02-18

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

  • Termux:Boot: auto-start scripts when Android bootsBoot · 2026-02-18

    Make Termux start sshd, crond and your own scripts after every reboot: install Termux:Boot from F-Droid, open it once, put scripts in ~/.termux/boot/.

  • Boot Script with WiFi RetryBoot · 2026-02-18

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

  • termux-wake-lock: stop Android Doze pausing TermuxBoot · 2026-02-18

    termux-wake-lock holds a partial wake lock and dumpsys deviceidle whitelist exempts Termux from Doze: the two commands that keep a phone server answering.

  • kill-dalvik Cron (Auto-Free ~40 MB)Desktop · 2026-02-18

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

Hardware (1)