NULL mag Issue 08 18 Termux basic usage for android

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· 26 Dec 2020

  

 

 

    termux is a gret app to have in your android phone. it gives you the  
    power of the linux terminal in your hands. as textmoders and bbsers  
    you should definitely have it in your smartphone. you can use it as  
    any linux terminal and even browse your/a bbs, with a telnet client  
    and also have zmodem support, that connectbot doesn't have. so this is  
    a small guide on how to use termux and grasp his power! 
     
    so first install it :) you can get in play store, but it is also  
    available in the f-droid store. after installing make an update to be  
    sure with: pkg update 
     
    you should know that termux has ssh and ftp servers built-in. you can  
    access your termux installation in your phone from your computer with  
    ssh, so you don't have to type with the soft-keyboard. to start it  
    type: sshd inside a termux session. type also ifconfig to get the ip  
    of your smartphone. in your pc, you can connect to your smartphone via  
    ssh at the ip you just got at port 8022 like: ssh user@192.168.1.4 -p8022 
     
    to transfer files easily enable the ftp server, to do so type: 
     
    tcpsvd -vE 0.0.0.0 1024 ftpd -w / 
     
    run any ftp client program from you pc and connect to your smartphones  
    ip at port 1024... boom! ftp access. now you can transfer files very  
    easy. do not use ports below 1024 cause you get error msgs. 
     
    so lets proceed and install some bare essentials. first install a  
    termux package to be able to access the rest of your sdcard in your  
    smartphone. do so by typing: pkg install termux-setup-storage 
     
    it will create some symlinks inside your home folder and you will be  
    able to access the rest of the sdcard. now install the following  
    packages, to be able to compile other applications inside termux. this  
    way you will be able to install apps, that don't have a termux-package  
    candidate, but you are able to find their code in the net, for example  
    in github. 
     
    you should install these: 
      build-essential 
      coreutils 
      autoconf 
      automake 
      clang 
     
    other apps that are very useful are: 
      tmux 
      grep 
      git 
      python 
      wget 
      nano 
      dialog 
      htop 
      less 
      nmap 
      openssh 
      clang 
     
    and some more for cooler stuff: 
      youtube-dl 
      ccrypt 
      ffmpeg 
      cmus 
     
    you should be able to use termux as media downloader and of course  
    install bbs stuff, like a terminal client ;) i know that someone has 
    install qodem via sources ;) 
     
     

 
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