TOOL

Termux

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Reference:termux.dev

Install ​

From F-Droid, install:

Configuration ​

Allow access to external storage:

shell
termux-setup-storage

Enable APIs:

shell
pkg install termux-api

Update/clear the greet message in $PREFIX/etc/motd.

Configure GnuPG:

shell
update-alternatives --install $PREFIX/bin/pinentry pinentry $PREFIX/bin/pinentry-tty 20
update-alternatives --install $PREFIX/bin/pinentry pinentry $PREFIX/bin/pinentry-curses 10
ini
# ~/.gnupg/gpg-agent.conf
default-cache-ttl 1800

Usage ​

Play audio:

shell
termux-media-player play FILE
termux-media-player pause
termux-media-player stop

SFTP ​

Sample configuration to enable sftp.

Edit $PREFIX/etc/ssh/sshd_config:

ini
PrintMotd yes

# Security
PermitRootLogin no
PasswordAuthentication no
PubkeyAuthentication no
AllowTcpForwarding no

## SFTP only
Subsystem sftp /data/data/com.termux/files/usr/libexec/sftp-server

Match LocalAddress 192.168.0.*
    PubkeyAuthentication yes
    AuthenticationMethods publickey
    ForceCommand internal-sftp

Run sshd to start the daemon.