baatliwala@lemmy.world to Android@lemdro.idEnglish · 15 hours agoGoogle is preparing to let you run Linux apps on Android, just like Chrome OSwww.androidauthority.comexternal-linkmessage-square17fedilinkarrow-up1111arrow-down15cross-posted to: [email protected][email protected]
arrow-up1106arrow-down1external-linkGoogle is preparing to let you run Linux apps on Android, just like Chrome OSwww.androidauthority.combaatliwala@lemmy.world to Android@lemdro.idEnglish · 15 hours agomessage-square17fedilinkcross-posted to: [email protected][email protected]
minus-squarecmeu@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up17·11 hours agoI just need sudo and a package manager The promise of the smart phone was a mini computer in your pocket. I think we got it, but then the vendor locked the user out of admin on their own bought and paid hardware 🤷♂️
minus-squareDerin@lemmy.beru.colinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up10·8 hours agoTry Termux, it’s great. While it doesn’t get you sudo, it does get you a package manager and a decent amount of programs. I use it and rclone to sync my cell phone’s photos to a S3 bucket.
minus-squarepsud@aussie.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2arrow-down1·9 hours agoLast I looked you could pretty easily get root on many phones, just if you did you couldn’t use stuff that checks the device security If you want to carry two phones you could use one for banks and 2 factor authentication, and have root on the other
I just need sudo and a package manager
The promise of the smart phone was a mini computer in your pocket. I think we got it, but then the vendor locked the user out of admin on their own bought and paid hardware 🤷♂️
Try Termux, it’s great.
While it doesn’t get you sudo, it does get you a package manager and a decent amount of programs.
I use it and rclone to sync my cell phone’s photos to a S3 bucket.
Last I looked you could pretty easily get root on many phones, just if you did you couldn’t use stuff that checks the device security
If you want to carry two phones you could use one for banks and 2 factor authentication, and have root on the other