The Linux Terminal app now has a tabbed interface in Android 16 Beta 3. Here's what it looks like and how you can activate it yourself.

TL;DR

  • Google has added a tabbed interface to the Terminal app in Android 16 Beta 3.
  • The Terminal app lets you run Linux apps in a virtual machine on your Android device.
  • Adding tabs makes it easier to multitask, as you can issue commands without having to wait for a process to complete.
  • TheEighthDoctor@lemmy.zipEnglish
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    2 days ago

    It’s a debian VM, much better than messing with the android system. All I want now is bridged mode for the network adapters

    • Avid Amoeba@lemmy.caEnglish
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      1 day ago

      It appears to be running behind NAT but it’s already have an easy port forwarding feature where I was able to connect to a server running on the VM by connecting to localhost in Termux.

      • TheEighthDoctor@lemmy.zipEnglish
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        17 hours ago

        Can you forward ports below 1024? I don’t get the notification when it’s these ports that require sudo.

        • Avid Amoeba@lemmy.caEnglish
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          12 hours ago

          I didn’t try because I assume I can’t. 😂 Cause that would require root on Android, or special capability.

          E: Yeah it doesn’t seem to work.