These 3 bindings are important and used by variety of utilities. -b /dev -b /proc -b /sys - make file systems at /dev, /proc, /sys appear in the rootfs.This option will allow you to use package manager. -0 - tells PRoot to simulate a root user which expected to be always available in Linux distributions.rootfs - option to specify the rootfs where Linux distribution was installed. unset LD_PRELOAD - Termux-exec, execve() hook, conflicts with PRoot.rootfs -0 -w / -b /dev -b /proc -b /sys /bin/sh
Simplest way to start a shell in a distribution chroot is: The main purpose of PRoot is to run the Linux distributions inside Termux without having Things like shell can be used from Termux of course. In this case get started withĪutomated distribution installation.
If you have rooted device and want to have a better experience with using the Linuxĭistributions in Termux, then use chroot. It does not cause overhead and works without issues on any device. Unlike PRoot, it does not use ptrace() for hijacking systemĬall arguments and return values to fake the visible file system layout or user/group IDs. The main different of chroot from PRoot is that
