Does 86Box work with Termux on Android?

86Box lets you emulate a vintage computer that were released in the past, including the 90s motherboards that were unveiled to the public. This program is available on multiple platforms, but here’s a big question.

Does 86Box work on Android inside a Ubuntu proot distribution within Termux?

The answer is: Yes!

But, why? Typically, the majority of Android devices uses the ARM64 processor to ensure that power efficiency and high performance is achieved, making your Android phone or tablet work speedily, with the help of Linux as the kernel. Termux provides a limited Linux environment, which you can then go to a proot distribution to install a Linux distribution.

You’ll ask “So, how can I then run 86Box on a Ubuntu proot distro?” The answer is right here!

Running 86Box on Android

We’ve managed to run 86Box with a small Linux live distribution, called Damn Small Linux (Classic) 0.4.10, that you can download here.

The following steps had to be taken:

Finally, Damn Small Linux runs under 86Box on Android! However, the performance is slower compared to running 86Box on a computer. You can verify the Linux version that this version of DSL runs.

Does 86Box work with the Ubuntu proot-distro under Termux on Android?

Here's your answer!

#Android #Retrocomputing #Computers #TechNews #TechUpdates #Linux #Termux

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RE: https://mas.to/@tezoatlipoca/116263075699722140

Well, I had to give up on the #rsync approach - rsync over #MTP seemed to have issues with copying some file metadata that rsync would need to handle incremental updates. Subsequent rsyncs would re-copy _everything_. Boo.

Likewise using #android usb-debug mode and `adb push` (android debug tool on linux) also only re-copies everyting.
I could use #termux on the phone to provide an actual rsync or ssh host on the phone (which would also let me use wifi). Or..

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Termux

• platform: Android
• type: sh environment
• goal: have the power of linux sh in Android
• license: GNU GPL Open Source
• development: active
• users: more than I can imagine

Termux which is the powerful Linux sh environment for Android is constantly under attack by Google

I've installed it on many different Androids with different versions and classes of the Android operating system

The direct reaction of the Play Store daemon is the same.

Warning Termux is an unsafe program!

wtf?

Why does google lie and say that Termux is a program that should not be trusted?

This is a false and blatant deceptive action of Google, who is snooping on the Android phone, your personal property, because Termux gives you the flexibility to look at things which Google tries to hide from you on your own phone!

The Termux distribution is regularly patched and updated just like any other regular Linux distribution which is properly maintained

Keep installing Termux it gives you freedom on your Androids

#termux #linux #OpenSource #google #false #malicious #Alphabet #flagging #GNU #GPL #programming #distro #technology

- Pues aquí está lo prometido, he realizado esta guía para que podais hacer vuestros propios #scripts en #termux (Android). Con esto no necesitaréis más scripts de terceros ya que vais a tener la posibilidad de crearlos por vosotros mismos.

Voy a explicarlo de la manera más fácil para que todo el mundo tenga la posibilidad de crearlos, para personas con o sin conocimientos en #ciberseguridad para que puedan estar protegidas y tener sus scripts de consulta o protección.

Paso 1:

Descarga estas tres aplicaciones.

Termux:
https://f-droid.org/packages/com.termux

Termux Widget:
https://f-droid.org/packages/com.termux.widget

Deepseek:
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.deepseek.chat

Paso 2:

Ejecuta Termux y escribe este comando:

apt update & apt upgrade -y

mkdir ~/.shortcuts

Esto actualizará e instalará actualizaciones de termux y creará un directorio para accesos directos a los scripts como widgets.

Paso 3:

Ejecuta deepseek y registrate, pide a esta fantástica IA el scripts que necesites, recuerda especificarlo todo muy bien para que te genere el código más completo posible.

Paso 4:

Copia el código completo que te genere deepseek y nos vamos a termux, ejecuta este codigo:

cd ~/.shortcuts

Esto nos lleva al directorio de widgets de termux donde vamos a crear el script con este código:

nano ejemplo .sh

Y pega el código generado.

Paso 5:

Pulsa control + O para guardar los cambios en el script y control + x para salir de nano.

Luego ejecuta:
chmod +x ejemplo .sh

Y por último:
./ejemplo .sh

Esto ejecutará el script y podrás probar si funciona correctamente el código generado por deepseek.

Paso 6:

Ya solo faltaría depurar los fallos en el código copiando y pegando el fallo en deepseek para que te genere nuevo código con la corrección.

Luego este script lo podréis agregar como widget gracias a termux widget.

Espero que os sirva, no olviden compartir.

Well y'all Android users, I've failed you. I've failed you all. Spectacularly.

I have selfishly decided to just get my Gmail working with Emacs Gnus using an app specific password instead of working on Fair Mail. I'm not sorry. However, I am sorry that I'm not sorry.

#emacs #termux #emacspeak #gnus

Saturday mobile Linux-ing in the sun.

#Linux #termux #BBSG