If you have an Android 15 executing phone, you can activate a complete Linux terminal that includes many orders that you are used to performing on Linux, and I must say that it’s pretty cool.
Before going further, I want to mention what you cannot do with the Linux terminal on Android. You cannot install Gui apps without serious work. I tried to run Gui apps and I discovered that they just wouldn’t start. I know there have been successful attempts to install applications like Doom on the new terminal, but it is not an easy task.
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With this failure in failure, I decided to understand what this new feature could do for me and you. In a word: a lot … if you don’t mind using the command line. Let me explain how I used this new addition. I hope you will find something that the terminal application can do for you.
1. SSH
In my article on how to start using the new Linux terminal on your Android device, I guided you by activating the Linux Terminal application on Android as well as the installation of SSH. What I have not said is that the connection to remote machines via SSH on the Android Linux Terminal application was a kind of pain … especially for those who are terrible to type on a phone keyboard (like yours really).
Fortunately, there is something you can do to make it a little easier, thanks to the SSH configuration file. With this file, you can configure SSH connections so that instead of having to trap ssh [email protected], you may only have to type SSH Hive. Let me show you how.
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Open the Linux Terminal application and make sure to install SSH (as described in the above article). Once you’ve done this, log into the remote machine in question (which creates the .ssh folder for you). Get out of this connection, then type Nano .ssh / Config. In this file, you will add something like this:
Hive host
Host name 192.168.1.176
User gilly
Save this file by pressing CTRL (in the terminal keyboard menu), then pressing X.
With this supported, you only have to type SSH Hive. SSH will read the configuration file and know the host’s IP address and the remote host name.
So much easier.
2. Learn the Linux command line
Thanks to the Android Linux Terminal application, you have an excellent tool to help you learn the Linux command line. With this application, you can run commands, install new commands and read Man files for each order, and know that if you have to spoil things beyond the repair, you can deactivate the support of the Linux terminal in Android, then reactivate it for a new start.
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After installing the ia of the Olllama command line, I quickly discovered that I would lack space in the virtual environment. Instead of going through all the stages of the deletion of Olllama, I simply disabled the Linux Terminal application, then I reactivated it to come back to the place where I started.
If you want to learn the Linux command line interface on the go, this is an excellent starting point.
3. Develop
It’s not for everyone, but if you are a developer or learn a new programming language, it’s a great way to have access to this language at any time.
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By default, Python is installed, so you can start developing with Python right away. I did a quick test through the hello application, World by creating the necessary file with the command:
nano hello.py
In this file, I added:
print (“hello, zdnet”)
After saving the file, it can be executed with:
Python3 hello.py
In the exit, I received “Hello, ZDNET” for my effort.
The only thing to keep in mind is that you can only develop from the terminal and not with the help of a graphical interface.
4. Use a database
I know it may seem crazy, but you can install the Mariadb database server via the Linux Terminal application. Once you have installed it, you can create all the databases you need. Yes, everything will be focused on the command line, but if you know how to use Mariadb, it can be an exceptional way to improve your skills while you are on the go.
To install Mariadb, run the following command:
Sudo Apt install Mariadb-Server
5. Keep the notes hidden at sight
This is probably my favorite thing to do with the Linux Terminal application. I may have any information that I have to save on my phone, but I want to make sure that it is not there so that anyone can see it. To this end, I use the Nano editor to create a hidden file (as with the Nano ~ / .Stuff) command. In this file, I add everything I need, I record it, then I leave the terminal application.
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When I need to access this information, I run the terminal application and opens the file with nano or read the content with less ~ / .Stuff.
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