- zolax ( @zolax@programming.dev ) 37•1 year ago
you could use Termux::API to get stats (battery percentage, notifications, calls, some other stuff) of your phone from your PC.
this video gives good examples
- L'unico Dee ( @lunicoDee@feddit.it ) 1•1 year ago
Bugswriter is a chad, ha also built a script called tuxi that was really cool, but sadly now it’s deprecated
- lckdscl [they/them] ( @lckdscl@whiskers.bim.boats ) English28•1 year ago
SSH into my PC, from there pretty much anything is possible. Neovim works pretty well.
Oh you just gave me an idea. I have the old pc of my grandma wich i wanted to turn into a personal server for various use cases. With ssh i could control it from my phone
- JuvenoiaAgent ( @JuvenoiaAgent@lemmy.ca ) 13•1 year ago
Self-hosting is really fun, but you could become obsessed and spend all your time on it!
Seriously though, check out these resources:
- https://awesome-selfhosted.net/
- !selfhosted@lemmy.world
- https://reddit.com/r/selfhosted (Reddit, but still very active)
I personally self-host Plex, Navidrome, Audiobookshelf, Sonarr/Radarr/Prowlarr, qBittorrent and more.
- u/lukmly013 💾 (lemmy.sdf.org) ( @user224@lemmy.sdf.org ) English9•1 year ago
I tend to do the opposite.
SSH into my phone.- CaptKoala ( @CaptKoala@lemmy.ml ) English4•1 year ago
Glad I’m not the only one, sometimes it’s just easier to ssh than walk to wherever I left my phone lol
- L'unico Dee ( @lunicoDee@feddit.it ) 1•1 year ago
Back and forth
- u/lukmly013 💾 (lemmy.sdf.org) ( @user224@lemmy.sdf.org ) English15•1 year ago
I am thinking about setting up a local HTTP web server with something and HTTP proxy to share my VPN connection easily. But to be honest I am also kinda lazy. Ok, alot.
Maybe NGINX for web server and Privoxy for the proxy server. Or tinyproxy. I don’t know to be honest. When I’ll have too much extra time at school I can look into that.Anyway, there’s also ffmpeg. Pretty useful.
And since you can run GUI in it, noaa-apt for decoding APT imagery from the last NOAA satellites still broadcasting APT at 137MHz. (NOAA-15, 18 and 19. NOAA-15 currently has broken AVHRR scan motor, but it’s not the first time.)Lame screenshot from Termux desktop:
- Kevin ( @kmacmartin@lemmy.ca ) 14•1 year ago
Termux is awesome! I use it for a bunch of things:
- sshing into servers and my home when I’m out and about
- using croc to transfer files
- making videos I’m going to send people smaller with ffmpeg
- downloading stuff with yt-dlp
- giving myself access to the sandbox + /sdcard from other computers by running an ssh server
- scripting phone stuff (like taking photos) with the api
- running weechat locally, which I can then connect to with weechat android
- using vim
- probably a bunch of other things I’m forgetting
- noddy ( @noddy@beehaw.org ) 3•1 year ago
Using termux for SSH as well. Haven’t heard about croc before. Are there advantages over copying files with ssh (scp) for example?
- Kevin ( @kmacmartin@lemmy.ca ) 2•1 year ago
The main advantages for me are:
- You don’t need to swap ssh keys, which makes it great for setting up new systems I haven’t connected to everything else yet (or don’t plan to)
- It’s cross platform
- The devices don’t need to be on the same network (it NAT busts too)
croc is best to use the android app instead of croc in termux
- hottari ( @hottari@lemmy.ml ) 2•1 year ago
Why install another app when croc is available from termux?
- Kevin ( @kmacmartin@lemmy.ca ) 1•1 year ago
That’s pretty much where I’m at too, and I find it easier to get to the file(s) I want to send through the cli. No judgement to anyone who prefers the gui though!
- penquin ( @penquin@lemm.ee ) 12•1 year ago
You could install YouTube revanced by running one command
curl -sL “https://raw.githubusercontent.com/decipher3114/Revancify/main/install.sh” | bash
Meh already use revanced
- zolax ( @zolax@programming.dev ) 12•1 year ago
also didn’t know you could pipe text into lolcat like that
If you mean the ascii text that is just figlet piped into lolcat
figlet GrapheneOS | lolcat
And the other is just cowsay piped into lolcat
cowsay i did something | lolcat
You can pipe pretty much any terminal output into lolcat (although some things don’t really play well with it)
- zolax ( @zolax@programming.dev ) 4•1 year ago
oh that’s cool
- mexicancartel ( @mexicancartel@lemmy.dbzer0.com ) English11•1 year ago
Termux yeah. I use it everyday. So here is a (long) list
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Use ffmpeg to convert videos or even edit it(with current 6.x version, mediacoded hwaccel is availiable)
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yt-dlp
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Use vim and emacs, maybe code something
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Integrate it with other plugin apps like Termux:API(lots of system apis), Termux:Boot, Termux:Float(floating terminal), Termux:Widget, even Termux:X11 For running gui apps
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You can run gui apps with other X servers like XSDL
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Compile and run programs that is not availiable for arm(Worst thing, but i still does it. Much hassle and error prone, but fine for smaller programs)
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Use ssh to connect to other devices
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Install x11-repo and thus install xfce and firefox desktop(for fun)
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Install
proot-distro
and use distros like debian, arch, ubuntu, manjaro, void, fedora, etc. which is cli only by default but you can install any DE.(You can combine display server from XSDL) -
Use git, clone a repo, make changes, use it or push commit, whatever you do with git
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Use your normal standard linux commands to browse thru your filesystem and make changes
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neofetch, cpufetch, rxfetch, htop, gotop, cmatrix and hollywood for lolz
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tmux, byobu or gnu screen
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Tar, gzip and all coreutils
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cryptomining(DON’T do that)
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Test your webpage locally (php -S localhost:port)
Ahem I wasted a lot of time making this list i think i have to go now lol
I actually am currently trying to ssh into my main pc and hopefully in the future into my server i started to setup today but i am struggling with the use of keys. Got any good tutorials you can recommend?
- mexicancartel ( @mexicancartel@lemmy.dbzer0.com ) English1•1 year ago
I found this from a search.
I don’t usually use manual keys but uses password to connect to ssh servers. Like
ssh -p port user@ip
and it promts to trust it then you have to enter your password. I have barely set up ssh servers but have connected ssh servers many times
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- d3Xt3r ( @d3Xt3r@lemmy.nz ) 10•1 year ago
Definitely try running a full Linux distro with it, it’s pretty fun and a self-rewarding task, even if you don’t end up actually doing anything with it. But you may still find it useful in some ways, for instance, you could run a full fledged desktop Firefox with support for ALL addons, use it to inspect and debug web pages etc.
And if you feel like it you could take it a step further and install Zink and Box86 to play Windows games.
- mineapple ( @mineapple@feddit.de ) 4•1 year ago
Just as a tip: you can run every Add-on on Firefox nightly. You can add your own add-on collection and select from that. You have to go into dev mode though. Yo do taht by tapping the Firefox logo in the about section like 5-10 times. You have to have a Firefox account though. Or you could use my fairly small add-on list:
Username: 16700479 Name of the list: cookies
- SSUPII ( @SSUPII@sopuli.xyz ) 9•1 year ago
chroot into an ARM64 distribution is a must.
Do you mean like when you install kali nethunter in termux? Or are you referring to something else
- Pantherina ( @Pantherina@feddit.de ) 2•1 year ago
No thats it. You can also install Fedora, some nice project I forked some while ago.
https://github.com/trytomakeyouprivate/Android-Tipps/blob/main/Termux/Fedora-setup
- SSUPII ( @SSUPII@sopuli.xyz ) 1•1 year ago
There is a project for Debian too, but I don’t have root so I did it in proot. Works, but I couldn’t manage to start a VNC server for the life of me due to a complete lack of proper permissions and the lack of an init system.
- MalReynolds ( @MalReynolds@slrpnk.net ) English8•1 year ago
rsync
hourly chime
pull local weather from weather underground
integrate with tasker and klwp
- RHOPKINS13 ( @RHOPKINS13@kbin.social ) 7•1 year ago
Try installing Linux on it. Check out AnLinux. I’m running Debian with KDE on mine.
- circuitfarmer ( @circuitfarmer@lemmy.sdf.org ) 7•1 year ago
I ssh into my desktop and do a watch sensors while I’m gaming, sometimes. Then I can make sure temps are good without taking screen real estate with mangohud or similar.
- Mnmalst ( @Mnmalst@kbin.social ) 7•1 year ago
@SaltyIceteaMaker I installed miniflux, a rss reader, on it. Sadly android constantly kills the internet connecting when the screen turns off, so I can’t use it as a server to access it from my other devices. I have tried everything I could find to prevent that from happening.
- whoareu ( @kionite231@lemmy.ca ) 1•1 year ago
If you just turn off the battery optimization for Termux It won’t happen.
- Mnmalst ( @Mnmalst@kbin.social ) 1•1 year ago
@kionite231 Was the first thing I tried. Termux even has a “wake lock” function but that also doesn’t seem to prevent it.
- poweruser ( @poweruser@lemmy.sdf.org ) English1•1 year ago
Maybe an app like FakeStandby would work.
If your device has an AMOLED screen it should be basically the same as having the screen turned off. You could just disable the screen timeout and use FakeStandby to turn off all the pixels without actually “turning off” the screen
- Mnmalst ( @Mnmalst@kbin.social ) 2•1 year ago
@poweruser Sadly it doesn’t have an AMOLED screen (cheap samsung tablet) but as a last resort it might be worth a shot. Thanks
- Pantherina ( @Pantherina@feddit.de ) 7•1 year ago
Try to use my apkverify tool.
It may be broken or not work on some APKs, getting it running on Termux is kinda weird, but you could then use a better output of APKSigner to read signatures and verify APKs on first install.
Apksigner on its own was pretty useless for me, thats why it uses a workaround. Apks are zips, so it renames the file, decompresses and reads some file where the signer is actually mentioned with Name and all. Then it deletes it.
Iirc there was some bug with Termux and the unpack thing, because Android sucks I guess. On Linux it works fine.
- zwekihoyy ( @zwekihoyy@lemmy.ml ) 6•1 year ago
termux targets an extremely out of date sdk and is therefore quite insecure.
- original_ish_name ( @original_ish_name@lemm.ee ) 18•1 year ago
It targets that because those old “insecure” SDKs allows people to use their system as something that isn’t a toy. Newer sdk versions refuse to run code that wasn’t included in the apk
- zwekihoyy ( @zwekihoyy@lemmy.ml ) 1•1 year ago
Mobile platforms like android and iOS (more specifically GrapheneOS), are leagues ahead of desktop operating systems in terms of security because of these strict policies. and besides, you are treating untrusted code as untrusted code. I don’t see the flaw in that logic.
sure, they could use more apis for accessing system directories and stuff like that securely, but that’s not really in scope. this is for end users. not field deployment on an sbc for something.
Im gonna be honest i really don’t care about that. There is no sensitive data on my phone except maybe social media logins and i have a recent backup so🤷
- Orvorn ( @orvorn@slrpnk.net ) 7•1 year ago
Odd choice to use GrapheneOS if you don’t care about security. More power to you, though.
- 𝒍𝒆𝒎𝒂𝒏𝒏 ( @lemann@lemmy.one ) 10•1 year ago
Odd choice to use GrapheneOS if you don’t care about security
Not really. People’s threat models differ, some just want to escape Google’s spyware without also requiring your device be a portable iron mountain. Some may also just want the additional control GrapheneOS provides for restricting permissions of apps, or their unique play store handling etc.
GrapheneOS has a ton of positives besides its security IMO.
For me it’s just a little saddening that their secure focus conflicts with extending the life of mobile devices. Although really that’s something that probably won’t change unless we get a truly open source mobile platform, with firmware development out in the open.
Was more a privacy switch than a security switch
- Orvorn ( @orvorn@slrpnk.net ) 2•1 year ago
I trust you have your own threat model and know what’s best for you, but in my opinion privacy necessitates security.
- SomeBoyo ( @SomeBoyo@feddit.de ) 4•1 year ago
The long term support might make it worth using, even if you don’t care about security/privacy
- Mnmalst ( @Mnmalst@kbin.social ) 3•1 year ago
@SomeBoyo What “long term support”? Official GrapheneOS releases for a device end when the official Android support ends because they don’t support hardware where the firmware is not updated anymore. Or did that change recently?
- SomeBoyo ( @SomeBoyo@feddit.de ) 2•1 year ago
I’m referring to “… and a minimum 5 year guarantee from launch for full security updates and other improvements”, from their FAQ.
- Mnmalst ( @Mnmalst@kbin.social ) 5•1 year ago
@SomeBoyo Yeah that’s the normal devices guarantee you also get with normal android on pixel devices. So in terms of longevity GrapheneOS doesn’t offer any advantages. There are other advantages of course.
- zwekihoyy ( @zwekihoyy@lemmy.ml ) 2•1 year ago
that’s fair I suppose, I wasn’t saying not to use it, just that it is worth noting. these strict security policies are what makes mobile platforms much more secure than desktop platforms. I typically use my phone for security sensitive tasks because of this, so I tend to care a lot more about this stuff. if you have any banking info or password managers stored on the device, be careful.
I’ll admit, it is pretty unlikely anything to happen, though. always just better knowing.
Do newer SDK work on obsolete devices running Android 9/10?