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Re:Termux: Linux Applications on Android by forgotpwd16 on Sunday November 19, 2023 @04:55PM (#38338651)
> Read the first link why Termux cannot do Android 10 and later.

Because of the addition of SELinux ruleset restricting a system call. This has nothing to do with whether Android uses GNU or is similar to desktop Linux. Can enable SELinux and this configuration on a GNU/Linux system just fine.

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Re:Termux: Linux Applications on Android by pjmlp on Monday November 20, 2023 @02:06AM (#38343723)
Not only, seccomp and other mechanisms actively killing use of non official APIs, or access to out of bounds system areas.
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