How to install google cloud sdk in termux and run cloud shell interactively.

Google-sdk-termux.md

Now Google cloud sdk support python3.9 as well. Lets start.

Without any surprise,use your copy-paste skills to fire following script into your innocent terminal.

pkg install python3 openssh
curl -o sdk.sh sdk.cloud.google.com
chmod +x sdk.sh
./sdk.sh --install-dir=$PREFIX

Previous version with python2

python 2.7 requires because gcloud does't support python 3.9

pkg install python2 openssh

export CLOUDSDK_PYTHON='python2.7'
echo "export CLOUDSDK_PYTHON='python2.7'" >> ~/.bashrc
echo "export PATH=$PATH:$PREFIX/google-cloud-sdk/bin"
curl -o sdk.sh sdk.cloud.google.com
chmod +x sdk.sh
./sdk.sh --install-dir=$PREFIX

Now just attend few questions and authenticate yourself. reload shell so that all Commmand reloads in your PATH

gcloud auth login

copy link and paste in your default browser, Choose account and copy code then fill that in terminal. now done. Let's do ssh in cloud shell.

gcloud cloud-shell ssh

You don't need to use "alpha" components for connecting to cloud shell.

gcloud cloud-shell ssh

Works as well, if you have up-to-date sdk.

Also it perfectly works with python3.9.

We are aware of limitations of Google cloudshell.

There also hidden limitations. You have a hidden network quota. After reaching it, your VM will be force terminated. If you restart it multiple times but still continue to use a lot network, e.g. uploading 2-4 GB somewhere like transfer.sh, your ability to use cloud-shell will be disabled for some time.

Updated. Thanks @xeffyr

This may be useful for everyone who wants to run GUI apps with vnc hopefully this helps

To run GUI applications on gcloud, we should port forward port 5901 through openssh from guest to host

1. pass openssh flag -L to locally forward 5901 for vnc:

gcloud cloud-shell ssh --ssh-flag="-L 5901:localhost:5901"

2. on debian shell, we can install vnc server and a desktop environment of our choice. we'll use KDE for example:

sudo apt install task-kde-desktop dbus-x11 tigervnc-standalone-server

3. run vnc server:

vncserver -xstartup /usr/bin/startkde :1

4. now in vnc viewer app, connect to localhost:5901, then enter a password if necessary
5. enjoy!

gcloud cloud-shell ssh --ssh-flag="-L 5901:localhost:5901"

@xeffyr done

I guess it would be worth to note that Google Cloud Shell is not a virtual machine. That's a Docker container which imply certain limits.

You can't use systemd.

leonid_pliushch@cloudshell:~$ sudo systemctl status
System has not been booted with systemd as init system (PID 1). Can't operate.
Failed to connect to bus: Host is down

Your file system is overlay. Besides 5GB in $HOME, you have some free space in rootfs. But you won't be able to reclaim it since you don't have access to the root layer of overlay.

overlay on / type overlay (rw,relatime,lowerdir=/var/lib/docker/overlay2/l/JXR4BHW6RRI3BWJRVLBCU4VBNN:/var/lib/docker/overlay2/l/GZJMALD4PSXNAOGNWPXRRIHIFD:/var/lib/docker/overlay2/l/SF6PKKCLPHMPMGSFDUPLLCKL7C:/var/lib/docker/overlay2/l/KGNCHUNEYO3UNJPVFRKVEXOJCM:/var/lib/docker/overlay2/l/4H54T42NHPV5GY665B7BLN3HN6:/var/lib/docker/overlay2/l/MOSY5SI7HN6R7LNMO3Z7FWL3VL:/var/lib/docker/overlay2/l/W3MRKRAUMVE3A2AOFNEVHJ33FS:/var/lib/docker/overlay2/l/6FPCAE75DMC5U3DWR2R73H2VYZ:/var/lib/docker/overlay2/l/UTQP7G7AMGFMAGFVRMVITF4HAP:/var/lib/docker/overlay2/l/NEES3LWI4DEKJI53X7PN5LGVDK:/var/lib/docker/overlay2/l/Y3GE46LGPMNIOOMGCRAVSYKMI4:/var/lib/docker/overlay2/l/D5EWHJYZD45GBQFMMFIKGH7ROF:/var/lib/docker/overlay2/l/GMH2PLB2TCTFC7CKW7JFU2NDSV:/var/lib/docker/overlay2/l/RO6V77F7RKJJDQ7TNJXLMIJEAS:/var/lib/docker/overlay2/l/M5VU6YV3B4DRJHI55JVBY65RHE:/var/lib/docker/overlay2/l/XQHQEFTZXFP5DPKDYX2WJU5OVM:/var/lib/docker/overlay2/l/B7MMG7ZQCVLWHHUDX75QQCKQKZ:/var/lib/docker/overlay2/l/EZCJECPR6XTDVTUTE4SBYD4KG6:/var/lib/docker/overlay2/l/CK62YCBRSBBYUNF76HSV5MSEAF:/var/lib/docker/overlay2/l/YT3CTVJUWLELK7N4PTXIAPKEYV:/var/lib/docker/overlay2/l/RS2YPN36U3QRQL4SWEF25V7XX3:/var/lib/docker/overlay2/l/XQ7J3QKHV52PMSV7CIBVQBC4OG:/var/lib/docker/overlay2/l/AVLK3R6MMACN6RFLJASGRSYLKP:/var/lib/docker/overlay2/l/XKBNDBVP7R4UGRGD3TTT3QDCWL:/var/lib/docker/overlay2/l/LGK6F4ZZJEQEUOZSR6YRDTKNDN:/var/lib/docker/overlay2/l/KXIMC2OFMU6K4CZNFS5FYVC4UR:/var/lib/docker/overlay2/l/PP4RTGBMBUD7AQPD5IQ7Z7KTE3:/var/lib/docker/overlay2/l/UR3G67ZT4RCBMD4RZONJ7HNGXK:/var/lib/docker/overlay2/l/MOI6HYBMR44LF5NK3KUQG7A5WG:/var/lib/docker/overlay2/l/2K3UNTCL3EJLS4AWFAK4V3GRZK:/var/lib/docker/overlay2/l/EZXFAAR7PFLSBYKEWDT3O7FDQA:/var/lib/docker/overlay2/l/N55AS6NYYRZWLTDSNNZ7ELXZAE:/var/lib/docker/overlay2/l/MKS2VHR6764BV32HF3ARHJA6YK:/var/lib/docker/overlay2/l/G2GQY6FRJMVBSKVHA5IWYF5Y33:/var/lib/docker/overlay2/l/XAKOSUFAM6GZOECAGZFDMV6ENJ:/var/lib/docker/overlay2/l/VHCTGH3NUPQ3GJ5Z7YFGTAWL6W:/var/lib/docker/overlay2/l/2US2KIVSJLR2RWUBEJTYVSYNRX:/var/lib/docker/overlay2/l/6LXKAGTMMTUA7W63WIN7NT22WV:/var/lib/docker/overlay2/l/WU7LPZFHCZLMT4I3M6TZTOFIMG:/var/lib/docker/overlay2/l/4U6VAGUJ5BOFZYHD4OGMKHQBJR:/var/lib/docker/overlay2/l/356QSRGSDW6XEKVLA6JA6ULX2K:/var/lib/docker/overlay2/l/TN6D54FURUKMXRYLRKYRRLBZIQ:/var/lib/docker/overlay2/l/G7ICORLIUCES7VHJH2H2WIO4TA:/var/lib/docker/overlay2/l/VA442ZVKCHEER35KNZHO6MWJY2:/var/lib/docker/overlay2/l/AFKORDN6VQGTZ53FR25BVIVMFN:/var/lib/docker/overlay2/l/4F3JHKBMGWIFGCLAJKOAL45YSD:/var/lib/docker/overlay2/l/CDMS37OOYPZL2LLBUPLCYFTR4K:/var/lib/docker/overlay2/l/HWOKY7QGO7ROXMYITKUSHUITAZ:/var/lib/docker/overlay2/l/BFGXTD5H2GOLGBI2C4NLT2DCQ7:/var/lib/docker/overlay2/l/2GGYROMJRLNBA6X25FLQFOJOVH:/var/lib/docker/overlay2/l/7TI3VX53O4JDDXLGBQICNW3ASS:/var/lib/docker/overlay2/l/WJI2SQSPMLOOVUKYZWHFKOTLYK:/var/lib/docker/overlay2/l/4ZDUDNBMHRZNSYEZ2I6OMVSYDP:/var/lib/docker/overlay2/l/LH2YCBWBI37X2LXP7Z5CMORUH4:/var/lib/docker/overlay2/l/L7XUQMGD22VA3RT7NUYADT5DKT:/var/lib/docker/overlay2/l/UUNLJKRGKQGZCGEFARIIXLZM66:/var/lib/docker/overlay2/l/VQBY2YM27PO2KT23M7XFS7TGNZ:/var/lib/docker/overlay2/l/UVFI3H7YFQINMW4ISZ5JWCRKNN:/var/lib/docker/overlay2/l/AT5KBWRA6W27BWGOPUPO6YGI7W:/var/lib/docker/overlay2/l/LBAJP5WOUYAYHAHA6FCH7C4NSA:/var/lib/docker/overlay2/l/Q2PMCY7C6NSGNG2BND7YOZQV7I:/var/lib/docker/overlay2/l/F2VBAYEXR52SJGVBRHNC2P5QGX:/var/lib/docker/overlay2/l/ROSXNJPZNYVBJYRY34QOVGJLNJ:/var/lib/docker/overlay2/l/VAJ6O6TIH2XVOGMUIX22ZAEFE7:/var/lib/docker/overlay2/l/YCWGRL6H2S2P4ODYMDE7NWQ3HL:/var/lib/docker/overlay2/l/E2PLTF56L7OZN6HUI4CPUXT5WA,upperdir=/var/lib/docker/overlay2/6fb2807639dfb060222c4bf10a1630bbb6fd9b4e4413f647448d337ac72dea8d/diff,workdir=/var/lib/docker/overlay2/6fb2807639dfb060222c4bf10a1630bbb6fd9b4e4413f647448d337ac72dea8d/work)

By the way, During installation, You can skip this part to save space:

Welcome to the Google Cloud SDK!

Do CTRL + C to skip that part. Then link gcloud to $PREFIX/bin

ln -s $PREFIX/google-cloud-sdk/bin/gcloud $PREFIX/bin/gcloud

And execute gcloud. Your gcloud SDK is ready to use.

╭─ ~/projects/gcloud ─────────── ✔  3s  21:57:02 ─╮
╰─ . ./sdk.sh --install-dir=$PREFIX                  ─╯
Downloading Google Cloud SDK install script: https://dl.google.com/dl/cloudsdk/channels/rapid/install_google_cloud_sdk.bash
################################################# 100.0%
Running install script from: /data/data/com.termux/files/usr/tmp/tmp.t1AK0OyurM/install_google_cloud_sdk.bash
which curl
/data/data/com.termux/files/usr/tmp/tmp.t1AK0OyurM/install_google_cloud_sdk.bash: line 135: which: command not found
which wget
/data/data/com.termux/files/usr/tmp/tmp.t1AK0OyurM/install_google_cloud_sdk.bash: line 135: which: command not found
Either curl or wget must be installed to download files.
╭─ ~/projects/gcloud ────────────── 1 ✘  21:57:05 ─╮
╰─ which curl                                        ─╯
/data/data/com.termux/files/usr/bin/curl

I'm seeing this which not found error even though it works just fine in the following request. It seems like whichever environment the Gcloud sdk install is happening in is outside the usual prompt. Tried prefixing a . with no success as well. Any thoughts?

Edit: Later realised how silly this issue is, installing which resolves it 😅

pkg install -y which

amazing! finally i g rid from absolutelly nightmare cloud browser based cli and also app based cli. now i can control my cloud shell from termux CLI!!!