esp-now VS proot

Compare esp-now vs proot and see what are their differences.

esp-now

A connectionless Wi-Fi communication protocol (by espressif)

proot

An chroot-like implementation using ptrace. (by termux)
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esp-now proot
7 74
428 712
4.9% 2.2%
7.4 4.7
28 days ago 18 days ago
C C
Apache License 2.0 GNU General Public License v3.0 or later
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esp-now

Posts with mentions or reviews of esp-now. We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives and similar projects. The last one was on 2022-12-17.

proot

Posts with mentions or reviews of proot. We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives and similar projects. The last one was on 2023-12-10.
  • Two debian distros, both Termux-X11 and VNC gives black screen on one, workd on the other
    2 projects | /r/termux | 10 Dec 2023
    I suspect some component was upgraded (glib?) and it use some functions that are not handled well by proot. Report issue to https://github.com/termux/proot/issues in order to have chances get it solved for yourself and others with this "black screen" problem.
  • FreeBSD 14.0 Delivering Great Performance Uplift
    2 projects | news.ycombinator.com | 27 Nov 2023
    I needed to look at your comment for 10 minutes before I got what you mean. So you want containers that run on any POSIX operating systems?

    You can do this with ptrace() which is in POSIX, but its going to be slow for i/o heavy applications. Unfortunately POSIX doesn't provide anything else (seccomp would already be a step up). See also proot[1], gVisor[2] and User Mode Linux[3] which all use ptrace().

    [1] https://github.com/termux/proot

    [2] https://gvisor.dev/docs/architecture_guide/platforms/#implem...

    [3] https://www.kernel.org/doc/html/v5.9/virt/uml/user_mode_linu...

  • WHAT ARE FILES .l2s.*
    2 projects | /r/termux | 11 Jun 2023
    Documentation does not exist. Just like in best traditions of open source software typically maintained by one person. Look the proot source code instead. Here is the link to extension source code: https://github.com/termux/proot/blob/master/src/extension/link2symlink/link2symlink.c
  • Ubuntu 22.04 on android 12
    1 project | /r/termux | 8 Jun 2023
    You'll probably want to do that inside of a proot environment.
  • The /sys filesystem is not mounted. If you are running in a chroot environment, bind-mount missing filesystems. on opensuse
    1 project | /r/termux | 6 Jun 2023
    Now regarding proot: it can't have higher privileges than your Termux shell session, despite the user "root" which may possibly appear. It was told many times here on Reddit, Termux GitHub and even Wiki (https://wiki.termux.com/wiki/PRoot) that PRoot does not give extra privileges and root user is fake.
  • Termux is an Android terminal emulator and Linux environment app
    8 projects | news.ycombinator.com | 29 Apr 2023
    I understand the sentiment, but I disagree. From the last time I checked, the big compromise with GNU/Linux phones is still the lack of social media and messaging apps and appstore ecosystem. Android, with root, is every bit as much a computer as a Pinephone and Librem 5, but the opposite isn't true. Termux has PRoot, a user-space implementation of chroot allowing a full distro install. I personally don't have any problem depending on Google, I have a problem with things being locked away with no alternative. Given the option, I will happily accept the risks and void my warray to root.

    https://wiki.termux.com/wiki/PRoot

  • Problem with installing any aur package
    1 project | /r/archlinux | 2 Apr 2023
  • Are there any up to date Linux emulators
    1 project | /r/fossdroid | 26 Feb 2023
  • Ideas ??
    3 projects | /r/termux | 17 Feb 2023
  • AndroLinux
    1 project | /r/termux | 12 Feb 2023

What are some alternatives?

When comparing esp-now and proot you can also consider the following projects:

hoverboard-firmware-hack-FOC - With Field Oriented Control (FOC)

proot-distro - An utility for managing installations of the Linux distributions in Termux.

SuperGreenOS - 🧠 SuperGreenOS home farming automation software for esp32, all in one package, and controllable from your smartphone, pc, mac, linux, toaster, plumbus, whatnot...

ubuntu-in-termux - This is a script by which you can install Ubuntu in your termux application without a rooted device

rauc - Safe and secure software updates for embedded Linux

termux-wayland - Not released and unmaintained Termux X11 add-on application.

OTA_update_AVR_using_ESP32 - Program AVR MCUs Over-the-Air using ESP32

termux-fedora - A script to install a Fedora chroot into Termux

Tasmota - Alternative firmware for ESP8266 and ESP32 based devices with easy configuration using webUI, OTA updates, automation using timers or rules, expandability and entirely local control over MQTT, HTTP, Serial or KNX. Full documentation at

termux-packages - A package build system for Termux.

Sonoff-Tasmota - Alternative firmware for ESP8266 with easy configuration using webUI, OTA updates, automation using timers or rules, expandability and entirely local control over MQTT, HTTP, Serial or KNX. Full documentation at [Moved to: https://github.com/arendst/Tasmota]

manjaro-fs-arm64 - Manjaro rootfs with xfce4 and vncserver preinstalled. Just setup username, password and vnc password. Also one more edition with latest Anki preinstalled.