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.
  • AItoothbrush@lemmy.zipEnglish
    94·
    18 hours ago

    This is like giving a bandaid to someone who just broke their fucking femur. I want actual linux and open source on my phone not a container that runs debian.

    • Avid Amoeba@lemmy.caEnglish
      4·
      10 hours ago

      It’s a real VM, not a container. Chances are you can run containers on top of the VM. Haven’t tried.

    • Sauerkraut@discuss.tchncs.deEnglish
      11·
      9 hours ago

      Isn’t Android open source? I like Linux, but I alternate being amazed by Linux and frustrated by how buggy the experience is. Everything on my Android phone / tablet just works effortlessly. But with Linux, it is a crap shoot. My Linux audio drivers kept popping my speakers and it took me hours to figure out the bug. Then when I run wine for a game it randomly thinks it doesn’t have enough storage space. Or how Chrome was having memory leaks. Or all the times I have had to use special bash commands or directly edit configuration files

      • Possibly linux@lemmy.zipEnglish
        31·
        7 hours ago

        AOSP is

        Lineage OS is

        Google Android is mostly proprietary. The reason is they need to gather all the data they can for marketing.

      • AItoothbrush@lemmy.zipEnglish
        12·
        8 hours ago

        Android does the bare minimum to be called source available which isnt the same as open source and also its only the core of android that is. Its literally like taking linux, slapping on a bunch of propeitery stuff onto it and then telling people that you cant contribute to it and youre only gonna use an old, highly modified version of linux actually. Also the whole application ecosystem that you have on it needs your stupid spyware to run properly. As for linux i dont think desktop linux is buggy. Its way more usable than windows for example which literally falls to pieces if you look wrong at it. I have 3 old classmates who switched because windows just kept breaking. Your problems with audio means you probably used a non standard setup which i admit can cause breakages theres no doubt in that. And finally chrome having a memory leak; how is that related to linux?

        • 01011@monero.townEnglish
          1·
          4 hours ago

          Physical keyboard. Debian Linux for mobile. It’s still my favorite smartphone ever.

            • 01011@monero.townEnglish
              1·
              4 hours ago

              I did indeed. Kept using it for as long as I could until I was compelled to switch to Android/iOS. I dislike them both but Android is the lesser of two evils.