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Re:Will Linux phones stay around this time? by pjmlp on Sunday May 02, 2021 @03:37AM (#27013093)
Termux is on the death bed, because they refuse to ackowledge Android isn't Linux and make use of Java APIs for their purposes.

So given that from Google's point of view POSIX and Linux syscalls aren't public APIs on Android, termux no longer works on latest Android versions and it will get worse, as NDK APIs keep being locked down as sandbox improvements.

Re:Will Linux phones stay around this time? by techrat on Sunday May 02, 2021 @04:10AM (#27013254)
I'd argue that if you were set on using something like Termux, you're already in the class of users who are most likely to be running custom Roms (eg, LineageOS) or having a modified stock image (Magisk, Root, etc)

One of the workarounds for those affected calls for making SELinux permissive.

SELinux, of course, only works on a Linux kernel.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Security-Enhanced_Linux

https://source.android.com/security/selinux

But, apparently, Android isn't Linux..................

Just another example of how people try too hard to create goalposts to say Android isn't Linux when those goalposts don't exist for anything else.

Re:Will Linux phones stay around this time? by pjmlp on Sunday May 02, 2021 @04:26AM (#27013337)
Please provide the Android documentation how to access LinuxSE on non-rooted devices, you know those that regular consumers actually buy and app developers get their income from.

Just another example on how Linux die hards try to make juice out of lemons, to pivot Linux dominance on consumer devices.

Re:Will Linux phones stay around this time? by techrat on Sunday May 02, 2021 @04:43AM (#27013437)
Look, the goalposts are moving again. I wonder how that keeps happening...

I can't see what replying with "how to access LinuxSE on non-rooted devices" has ANYTHING to do with my comment that you previously replied to unless you're just trying to be disingenuous. I specifically mentioned that a typical use case of someone affected by the changes breaking Termux are users *most likely to be the type that will run a custom rom or root mode.*

"Regular consumers" don't give a flying fuck if Android is Linux or whether or not they can run Termux.

Re:Will Linux phones stay around this time? by pjmlp on Sunday May 02, 2021 @08:29AM (#27014689)
Whatever dude, enjoy your rooted device.