Comment by saidinesh5

12 days ago

No Android started bundling a terminal app recently:

https://itsfoss.com/news/google-android-linux-terminal-rollo...

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domh  12 days ago

Huh, I did not know this. This is also present on GrapheneOS too! (I'm installing it now)

  • fmajid  12 days ago

    It is extremely flaky on GrapheneOS, at least on my Pixel 8 Pro. Just typing Ctrl-D to exit will corrupt it, requiring a full reinstallation of the Debian VM

    • Denatonium  12 days ago

      The built-in terminal app seems to be similarly flaky on my Pixel 8. Also, the kernel it boots into is really stripped down, and it lacks a ton of essential features. I was not able to install VirtualHere client to pass through USB devices, and there's no built-in functionality. There's also no way to open it full-screen on the Pixel 8's DP-over-USB-C desktop mode. Hopefully it continues to improve, but it seems like Google is more into extracting value than they are improving their products at this point.

    • domh  11 days ago

      Oh wow. I did a very basic test this morning `ping google.com` and then ctrl+c and it seemed to work okay. Not done any more extensive testing than this though.

      Could it be that it's just very flaky on all pixel devices? Or maybe something graphene is doing to harden the OS doesn't play nicely with how it's been implemented?

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