Is there any way to share an image to a shell script from within Android, or even just copy the full path of a file with an Android?

The thing is I'm using Image Toolbox to perform my #LossyPNG conversions on the go, but I find that #imagemagick convert actually does a far better job at choosing colors than Image Toolbox does.

There just isn't a convenient way (that I've found so far) to grab the full path and filename of an image from the gallery and then share that with a shell script running in #Termux.

Does anyone know of a #text #editor, which runs in a #Linux #terminal, and uses only the characters: lowercase a-z, 0-9, comma, and period, in commands?

I want such an editor to ease my life on #Termux in Android, because these characters are the only ones immediately accessible on a standard Samsung keyboard, without the use of symbol keys.

And no, #vim doesn't fit the bill, because it needs Esc, ":" and "$"; #emacs and #nano are out because of the Ctrl and Alt keys, conspicously absent from mobile keyboards.

This week in #FDroid (TWIF) is live:

* #MaterialDesign #MaterialDesign3 client is live
* apps stats galore
* #Termux beta
* #GDroid comeback
* even more #Immich
* #Jami has an offer you can't refuse
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* #TacticMaster for your #lichess #chess puzzles
* #Thundermail raises
+ 5 new apps
+ 170 updates

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How to start using the new #Linux #terminal on your #Android device. #Google just added a powerful new feature to Android: The Linux terminal. It's easier than you think to use and it unlocks a whole new level of control.
https://www.zdnet.com/article/how-to-use-the-new-linux-terminal-on-android/
Well, the linux terminal is already existing ; there is an app available since many years in #fdroid store : #termux
Read more at https://f-droid.org/packages/com.termux/

Mais pourquoi diable #Google a ajouté un terminal #Linux à #Android ? Google vient d'intégrer un terminal Linux natif à Android, disponible sur les appareils Pixel depuis la mise à jour de mars 2025. Cette nouveauté inattendue permet d'exécuter une distribution #Debian complète directement sur votre smartphone.
https://www.clubic.com/actualite-557502-mais-pourquoi-diable-google-a-ajoute-un-terminal-linux-a-android.html

Heu, il y avait déjà #termux qui existait et était disponible depuis bien longtemps sur #fdroid (mais pas en natif)

This week in #FDroid (TWIF) is live:

- #K9Mail developer quits Mozilla, thanks @cketti for all the good work
- #surveillance laws want #backdoor access in #France again
- #FOSSGIS 2025 in March, get the app
- #onionshare crash fix soon
- #RiMusic might be in danger
- #SimpleX has group growing pains
- #Termux GUI is finally available
- #Threema Libre reacts
- #VLC with Remote Access
- #XScreenSaver has nice privacy policy

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#Latest #Android #beta has a much better #terminal experience... Still a bit buggy on first launch, but isn't crashing AS MUCH as the last beta...

#termux is more stable imo.... Even if the terminal app seems like a fork, it really isn't ..

I was trying to transfer an image (screenshot) from my computer to my phone (to text someone), but KDE Connect wasn't able to transfer it for some reason.

What did I do? Well, I didn't feel like cranking up #syncthing on my phone (it normally only runs on my phone while plugged in), so instead I pasted the image using xclip, uuencoded it, copied it back to the clipboard with xclip (all in one command). I then pasted the uuencoded text data onto a new note in #SimpleNote, then copied it on my phone and uudecoded it in #termux, then sent the photo via MMS.

Say it with me,

NEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEERD!!!!!!

After spending far too much time trying to manually install ollama on an android tablet, I came across a comment on reddit that noted termux has ollama in their repo.

It doesn't have to be manually installed at all.

Oh look! A #linux shell that runs on #android #termux

Rummaging around (for an unrelated reason) I found my old Google Nexus 9 tablet (with keyboard). Coincidentally, it turns out that I could actually make good use of it in the very near future so I tried to get it going again. What else are weekends for?

Well, after struggling with Google and its "play" store for several hours, I gave up fighting Google. Instead, I successfully restored the tablet by installing Lineage OS (version 16 aka Android v8). The Google apps did not install for some reason but who cares? I have F-droid, termux, muPDF, openssh, and Emacs! I'm all set.

In terms of hardware, it's actually quite a lovely system, with a nice screen and a very good bluetooth keyboard/case.

This will be a thread for CustomKeyboardEngine updates.

This app is made to allow you to create your own keyboard layouts based on json files on Android on the go. Coding/Termux/VNC-friendly. Has floating mode.

#foss #android #keyboard #coding #termux #gamedev

https://github.com/roalyr/CustomKeyboardEngine

Nach drei Jahren mit #iPhone vermisse ich eigentlich nur zwei Apps: #QPython und #Termux.

Auch wenn ich es teilweise durch eine SSH-Verbindung zu einem meiner Raspberrys ersetzen kann, vermisse ich lokal auf dem Handy entwickeln zu können, und auch Webanwendungen direkt testen zu können.

I made Apple Watch functional with Android using scripts on @termux , interoperable protocols in self-hosted @nextcloud instance and @pushover .

Licensed under MIT.

https://abishekmuthian.com/apple-watch-with-android/