Setup Termux on Android

Setup.md

Termux & Macrodroid Setup on Android

Setup termux for ssh, scripts, tasker/macrodroid integration

Install:

Note If secure Google accounts are active on the device, it is not possible to install apps from Fdroid Store

Install The following from the Fdroid Store:

• Termux
• Termux:API
• Termux:Widget
• Termux:Tasker

Alternatively install from Termux Git Repos

• termux app

Install Macrodroid from the play store

• Open Macrodroid and grant all permissions
• Grant Macrodroid permission to run termux scripts: Apps > Macrodroid > Permisisons > Additional Permissions > Run commands in Termux

Install Software in Termux

• pkg update; pkg upgrade
• pkg install vim netcat-openbsd rsync zsh git python3 termux-api

Install Open SSH server

• $ pkg install openssh
• generate a password: password
• Generate & distribute keys
• $ ssh-keygen
• distribute ~/.ssh/id_rsa.pub as needed (add to github)
• Add authorized keys to termux
  • $ nano ~/.ssh/authorized_keys
  • add keys from remote hosts as needed
• generate key for rrsync
  • $ ssh-keygen -f ~/.ssh/rrsync_media-server_id_rsa
• disable password authentication:
  • vim $PREFIX/etc/ssh/sshd_config -- PasswordAuthentication no

Setup Environment

• Grant termux permission to "Appear on top" of other apps:
  • Settings > Apps > Termux > Appear on top > On
• Setup storage -- this is best done from the device to trigger the permissions dialog
  • termux-setup-storage
• Install oh-my-zsh
• sh -c "$(curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ohmyzsh/ohmyzsh/master/tools/install.sh)"
• clone and setup Dotfiles:
  • pip3 install dotfiles
  • git clone dotfiles_repo
  • ln ~/Dotfiles/dotfilesrc .dotfilesrc
  • dotfiles -s --force
• clone shell scripts
  • git clone scripts repo
• Move scripts into ~/.shortcuts and setup symbolic links
  • mv androidScripts ~/.shortcuts; chmod 0700 ./.shortcuts
  • ln -s ~/.shortcuts/ bin; ln -s ~/.shorctus/ ~/ scripts
• Create symlink for tasker: * cd ~/.termux/; rm ./tasker; ln -s ~/.shortcuts ./tasker

Update Tasker Macros

Sometimes the termux jobs cannot locate the tasker plugin paths and the actions need to updated.

• Open macro
• Under actions locate the "Termux Shortcut"
• Touch "+" > Applications > Tasker > Termux:Tasker > Event
• Enter the script name and touch save
  • If no scripts appear the sympling between ~/.shortcuts and ~/.termux/tasker us borked. Fix it.