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This Termux bash setup shell script will attempt to set Arch Linux up in your Termux environment. See install for options how to run setupTermuxArch.sh on device. Use bash setupTermuxArch.sh to install Arch Linux in a Termux PRoot container on your Android smartphone and tablet, and Chromebook too. When successfully completed, you will be experiencing the pleasure of the Linux command prompt in Arch Linux in Termux PRoot on Android, Chromebook and Fire OS on smartphone, tablet and wearable.

Screenshot from an Android smartphone 2018

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• Pull requests are welcome https://github.com/sdrausty/TermuxArch/pulls ✍

This Termux bash setup shell script will attempt to set Arch Linux up in your Termux environment. See install for options how to run setupTermuxArch.sh on device. Use bash setupTermuxArch.sh to install Arch Linux in a Termux PRoot container on your Android smartphone and tablet, and Chromebook too. When successfully completed, you will be experiencing the pleasure of the Linux command prompt in Arch Linux in Termux PRoot on Android, Chromebook and Fire OS on smartphone, tablet and wearable.

Screenshot from an Android smartphone 2018

• Comments are welcome at https://github.com/sdrausty/TermuxArch/issues ✍
• Pull requests are welcome https://github.com/sdrausty/TermuxArch/pulls ✍

TermuxArch now configures, installs and updates Arch Linux in Termux PRoot for aarch64 and armv7 without asking the user any questions. All the required information is ascertained from the device and wireless connection without any requirement for user interaction. Improvements include:

• Added more support for Android 8,
• startarch $@ expansion and options updated,
• addkeys () created,
• addlangq () deprecated from runfinishsetup (),
• copystartbin2pathq () deprecated from copystartbin2path (),
• Clean added to dependsblock () for git repositories,
• tzselect deprecated in favor of export TZ=$(getprop persist.sys.timezone) eliminating the need to edit and add TZ information to the .bash_profile file,
• if [ $fstnd ]; then and until ftchstnd;do implemented to makesystem () eliminating the need to edit the mirrorlist file.

TermuxArch v1.6

Arch Linux Termux install script for Amazon Fire OS, Android and Chromebook. See https://sdrausty.github.io/TermuxArch/docs/install for installation instructions.

• $bin and makebin () depreciated in favor of $startbin and makestartbin ()
• Added addexd () export DISPLAY=:0 PULSE_SERVER=tcp:127.0.0.1:4712
• Added alias pcs='pacman --Ss --color=always'
• Added help to startarch
• Added help to we, Watch Entropy
• Added pst () making the proot statement modular
• Created addtrim ()
• makefinishsetup () rewritten
• makestartbin () rewritten to accommodate hush-login and $prootstmnt
• Script stability improved
• Test harness thstartarch for startarch created
• Watch Entropy we expanded

TermuxArch v1.5

Arch Linux Termux install script for Amazon Fire OS, Android and Chromebook. See https://sdrausty.github.io/TermuxArch/docs/install for installation instructions.

• $HOME/.chushlogin created
• $HOME/.hushlogin created
• Advanced usage refined.
• Buildin statements refined
• Created nameinstalldir () $installdir to ease installing in alternative root directories.
• Entropy user printout statements updated.
• echoSpecialParameters () added to systemmaintenance.sh.
• Watch Entropy helper, we modularized and given options: Install bc added, if not present; Detect install architectures between Arch Linux and Android added to watch entropy.

TermuxArch v1.4

Arch Linux Termux install script for Amazon Fire OS, Android and Chromebook. See https://sdrausty.github.io/TermuxArch/docs/install for installation instructions.

• addmotd () refined.
• addbashrc () refined.
• Entropy generation refined.
• For loops softened.
• Minus signs removed from option usage.
• Printout statements refined and expanded.
• Refresh option exceptions added.
• startarch changed to startarch$tarch.
• Watch entropy we command added.
• Quited entropy generation.

TermuxArch v1.3

Arch Linux in Termux install script for Amazon Fire OS, Android and Chromebook. See https://sdrausty.github.io/TermuxArch/docs/install for installation instructions.

• Login options added to startarch.
• Refresh option added to setupTermuxArch.sh.
• ce updated.
• ces updated.
• Default answer added to rmbloomq ().
• Instructions expanded for vim and nvim.
• pacman --color always added to pacman statements.
• Printout statements updated, especially regarding entropy.
• proot statements revised.
• read questions updated.
• tour created.

TermuxArch v1.2

Arch Linux in Termux install script for Amazon Fire OS, Android and Chromebook. See https://sdrausty.github.io/TermuxArch/docs/install for installation instructions.

• Continue system image statements reimplemented in ftchstnd.
• Entropy generation revised.
• Entropy generation printout statements revised.
• Edit locales question revised.
• Instructions for vi added in /etc/locale.gen.

TermuxArch v1.1

Arch Linux in Termux install script for Amazon Fire OS, Android and Chromebook. See https://sdrausty.github.io/TermuxArch/docs/install for installation instructions.

• proot kill-all added to kill all processes when logging out of Arch Linux.
• pacman-key added to configuration and update.
• pacman-key install instructions added about generating entropy.
• vi information and instructions simplyfied and expanded in mirror file about using vi to edit this file.
• alias lr='ls -alR' put in .bashrc to ease generation of entropy.
• ae created to watch available entropy.
• ce added to create entropy by using find, lr and /device/null.
• ces added to login to Arch Linux to create entropy with ce.

TermuxArch v1.0

Arch Linux in Termux install script for Amazon Fire OS, Android and Chromebook. See https://sdrausty.github.io/TermuxArch/docs/install for installation instructions.

• Compatiblity for 3.2.0 and earlier kernels implemented.
• 1k blocks TermuxArch space warning reimplemented.

TermuxArch v0.9.2

Arch Linux in Termux install script for Amazon Fire OS, Android and Chromebook. See https://sdrausty.github.io/TermuxArch/docs/install for installation instructions.