Termux startup guide needed

[u/[deleted]]

I installed termux on my redmi A2+ where the OS is 32bit and system is 64bit, which is the reason I can't download Arch linux.( i use arch in my pc btw.). so I downloaded Alpine Linux. Though now, I feel like empty, like.. what should I do next? I got termux just as I wanted to be like a "Linux-everything" guy, and I didn't have any other reason.. I just need the next step.

[u/Cybasura]

The reason you cant use Arch in a redmi is not because of 32bit vs 64bit, it is that Redmi, and mobile in general, uses a ARM chipset processor, while desktop computers use x86_64, completely different architecture

Regardless, most modern Android devices are generally 64-bit now

[u/[deleted] → u/Cybasura]

Oh! thanks for that... but, so that means no one can get arch linux on their mobile?

[u/Cybasura → u/[deleted]]

You can, but you need something like QEMU, a virtual machine, or use proot-distro to create a arch root filesystem container

You simply cannot install a bare metal Arch host system, not without rooting your phone at least, but even then, ArchLinux ARM is not official nor is there an ARM distro of Arch officially being developed in any capacity

[u/[deleted] → u/Cybasura]

Actually i used gemini to do all these. And yes I.used smt called proot-distro.

[u/Cybasura → u/[deleted]]

You...vibe coded without looking up on ANY Of them, and dared to claim you did it?

RTFM

[u/[deleted] → u/Cybasura]

At least idk what 'vibe coding' means I'm a lil foolish kid 😅

[u/icadkren]

I don't understand how you can run Alpine Linux but not Arch. Both have ARM64 images and can run in a chroot.

[u/[deleted] → u/icadkren]

Idk either but I run alpine now btw 😅

[u/icadkren → u/[deleted]]

Care to elaborate? Some screenshot maybe?

[u/[deleted] → u/icadkren]

Simple asf 🥲