IVivo8n52·Jun 1, 2026Submission
Termux: X11 is a fledged X server built with Android NDK
3 points · Open discussiontermux
termux-x11
Java2022–2026
termux / termux-x11
termux-x11
Termux X-server add-on.
5Distinct people
5Mentions
0Explicit recommenders
5.1KGitHub stars
What to know before exploring
What it is
Termux X-server add-on.
GitHub
Where it is used
No documented product use has been verified yet.
What people are saying
No recommendation phrase was found in the indexed comments.
No classified warning is attached to this page. Read the discussions before treating silence as approval.
Also in these discussions
No other repository is repeatedly linked in the same discussions.
This week on Hacker News
Nov 7–Nov 14 UTC · Direct repository links and separately labeled related project stories. Indexed through 11/14/2026, 3:56:07 PM UTC.
No direct repository links were found in the indexed HN discussions over the past seven days. Older discussions are available below.
Mentions over time
HN mentions by year5 dated mentions
Observed mentions: 2022-10-15 23:02:32 UTC to 2026-06-01 10:37:31 UTC.
* An incomplete calendar period is marked with an outlined bar. Its count is not directly comparable with a full period.
Counts come from the repository’s dated source evidence. Index cutoff: 2026-11-02 08:16:59 UTC.
View mention counts and date ranges
| Period | Start (UTC) | End (exclusive, UTC) | Mentions | Submissions | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 2022-01-01 00:00:00 UTC | 2023-01-01 00:00:00 UTC | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2023 | 2023-01-01 00:00:00 UTC | 2024-01-01 00:00:00 UTC | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2024 | 2024-01-01 00:00:00 UTC | 2025-01-01 00:00:00 UTC | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2025 | 2025-01-01 00:00:00 UTC | 2026-01-01 00:00:00 UTC | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2026 (partial) | 2026-01-01 00:00:00 UTC | 2027-01-01 00:00:00 UTC | 1 | 1 | 0 |
What Hacker News says
5 sourceshttps://github.com/termux/termux-x11
By default it launches with xfce.
The best tutorial for using it is: https://ivonblog.com/en-us/posts/termux-x11/ please ignore the pervy anime.
In Running PostmarketOS on Android Termux proot without a custom ROM (2024)There is termux x11 now, which allows you to run graphical applications, though it's a bit fiddly.
https://github.com/termux/termux-x11
In Google is preparing to let you run Linux apps on Android, just like Chrome OSAs an alternative to the VNC method suggested here, there's also the Termux-X11 add-on[1].
In my experience, VNC is more stable, but when Termux-X11 works, it feels snappier than VNC, and the resolution of the Linux environment is automatically scaled to the available screen space you have (making portrait/landscape switches and soft keyboards feel seamless)
[1] - https://github.com/termux/termux-x11
In Transform your Android device into a Linux desktopIt's such a shame that there isn't a larger community around reusing/recycling these old phones. Most of the recentish phones contain hardware that performs far better than e.g a Rasberry Pi (plus a screen, camera and built-in UPS) and they are far easier to find than a Rasberry Pi.
With a bit of tinkering one can run a "full" Linux distribution on Android phones (although hardware acceleration is a bit wonky and definitely not plug and play) and due to the size, Wifi, 3G/4G and battery they make excellent little servers. I have an older phone running as an ARM server with a 10 buck/month sim-card with unlimited data. Unless my house burns down or it crashes it should get a fairly good uptime. Getting a dedicated server with UPS and a 4G modem would be far more expensive and worse for the environment!
Here's some links to help you get sta
Read the rest
rted (from my personal notes):
## Running Linux
- [Installation & Usage - udroid wiki](https://udroid-rc.gitbook.io/udroid-wiki/udroid-landing/quic...)
- [Get Started - Andronix Documentation](https://docs.andronix.app/)
- [Running Debian Linux on Android device natively | by The Quantified VC | Medium](https://medium.com/@quantvc/running-debian-on-android-device...)
- [GitHub - adi1090x/termux-desktop: Setup A Beautiful Desktop/GUI In Termux](https://github.com/adi1090x/termux-desktop)
- [Graphical Environment - Termux Wiki](https://wiki.termux.com/wiki/Graphical_Environment)
- [GitHub - RandomCoderOrg/ubuntu-on-android: Run Ubuntu with pre-installed Desktop Environments in android/termux with ease! Everything is preinstalled so just download install and done](https://github.com/RandomCoderOrg/ubuntu-on-android)
### Hardware acceleration
- [GitHub - termux/termux-x11: Termux X11 add-on application. Still in early development.](https://github.com/termux/termux-x11)
- [Termux GPU Hardware Acceleration Tutorial | Ivon's Blog](https://ivonblog.com/en-us/posts/termux-compile-mesa-driver/)
- [How to use Termux X11 - The XWayand server on Android phone | Ivon's Blog](https://ivonblog.com/en-us/posts/termux-x11/)
### Docker
- [Install Docker on Termux · GitHub](https://gist.github.com/oofnikj/e79aef095cd08756f7f26ed24435...)
- [Package request: Docker engine · Issue #60 · termux/termux-root-packages · GitHub](https://github.com/termux/termux-root-packages/issues/60)
- [This tutorial shows how to run docker natively on Android, without VMs and chroot. · GitHub](https://gist.github.com/FreddieOliveira/efe850df7ff3951cb62d...)
It's also very easy to hookup a Bluetooth controller + [cheap dock](https://aliexpress.com/item/1005003527044516.html?algo_exp_i...) (not supported on all models but Samsung, Motorola and Huawei do usually have pretty good support) and use them for emulation purposes as well.
How capable? An Samsung Galaxy S9 (from 2019) will be able to emulate the following systems:
- Gamecube (up-scaling in light games)
- PS2 (fractional (e.g 1.5x) up-scaling in light/medium games)
- PSP (up-scaling in most games)
- Dreamcast (up-scaling in most games)
- PSX (up-scaling in all games)
- N64 (up-scaling in all games)
IMHO a far better solution (both from a cost and environmental perspective) than a Playstation or SNES Mini console.
Added bonus is the lower power consumption that it's very easy to take with you if you're travelling :)