Hi Guys,
This is the first part of Termux fundamental.
What is Termux?
Termux is a Powerful Android app that is Designed to Install Linux packages on your Android Mobile.
Termux is a terminal emulator for Android as well as a Linux environment that works on Android without the need for rooting or specific configurations. The APT package manager can be used to install additional applications/packages.
You can install shell, python, c, c++, Perl, ruby, java, and many more helpful packages with this Termux App, and we can utilize various hacking tools/scripts on our mobile with Termux, such as Nmap, Hydra, and Sqlmap.
WHAT ARE THE USES OF TERMUX?
It's totally depends on you ! Termux can be used for various purposes. It can be used for:
- Programming in a development environment
- Hacking
- Web development
- Learning the basics of Linux CLI (command line interface)
- Manage and edit files with nano, vim, and emacs
- Develop C with clang
- Check out and install git projects, and text-based games and so on.
What is the requirements of termux?
Android OS of version 7.0 as minimum. Be prepared that Termux uses much of internal storage, you are dealing with packages ported from Linux distributions. That's 500 MB - 5 GB typically, in some cases more... Everything depends on your use cases.
In next tutorial we are going to learn how to install Termux on your Android Device.