• jbk@discuss.tchncs.de
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    6 months ago

    Try to use apt on Android

    With Termux one can

    And no ads in every app.

    Don’t use apps with ads then? Or set up an ad blocker.

    Root access, that is, being admim of your own device.

    That’s just how most Android versions are shipped. It’s still technically possible to get root access, and really enjoy every privilege of Linux. Not all devices allow using a custom OS though, sadly

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      6 months ago

      and really enjoy every privilege of Linux

      Like ability to install different desktop enviroment?
      I have a phone with PostmarketOS installed and, besides being immature for now, the difference in possibilities are night and day.
      Almost all apps store settings in easy to backup .config folder. I can really script things using cron jobs and plain bash. Develop apps with any programming language without stupid SDK. Carry portable Minecraft of Factorio server for LAN parties. Use literally the exact same apps on both phone and desktop without ports and having their data synced. I can talk for hours.

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        Like ability to install different desktop enviroment?

        Technically, with root access, yeah. It’s just that Android’s UI isn’t a DE/WM in the desktop Linux sense

        Almost all apps store settings in easy to backup .config folder.

        And same for Android app data with root access. /data contains, well, data of apps and the general system. Sure, it’s not the same as on desktop Linux, but it’s still possible to modify, copy, delete with root access. Every app is a different Linux user on Android, and that’s also just different from desktop Linux.

        To me, you’re just pointing out differences due to the software architecture of both OSes.

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            6 months ago

            You think compiling a binary with a different toolchain and system paths is the same as exploiting a made up security vulnerability linked to a game for some reason. I’m done wasting my time here. /system/bin/uname -s prints Linux, that’s enough.