termux-app vs mesa

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termux-app		mesa
	Project
479	Mentions	8
30,466	Stars	10
4.5%	Growth	-
6.2	Activity	0.0
7 days ago	Latest Commit	about 2 years ago
Java	Language	C
GNU General Public License v3.0 or later	License	-

The number of mentions indicates the total number of mentions that we've tracked plus the number of user suggested alternatives.
Stars - the number of stars that a project has on GitHub. Growth - month over month growth in stars.
Activity is a relative number indicating how actively a project is being developed. Recent commits have higher weight than older ones.
For example, an activity of 9.0 indicates that a project is amongst the top 10% of the most actively developed projects that we are tracking.

termux-app

Posts with mentions or reviews of termux-app. We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives and similar projects. The last one was on 2024-01-23.

Utilize AI-powered Tools Amazon CodeWhisperer and Amazon Q in Visual Studio Code on Android Devices
2 projects | dev.to | 23 Jan 2024

Download Termux latest version.
[Help] How do I replace a bracket "(" in a variable?
1 project | /r/tasker | 11 Dec 2023
error in cmake while installing sewar package
2 projects | /r/termux | 10 Dec 2023

Google Play is discontinued. Switch to F-Droid: https://f-droid.org/en/packages/com.termux/
Termux API
1 project | /r/termux | 5 Dec 2023
Termux won't install
1 project | /r/AndroidQuestions | 29 Nov 2023

Have you tried Github versions? Just choose debug-universal version for better compatibility.
Password Managers in Digital Forensics [Bitwarden, KeePass]
1 project | news.ycombinator.com | 16 Nov 2023

"Argon2 security margin for disk encryption passwords": https://is.muni.cz/th/yinya/?lang=en
Using Termux (https://github.com/termux/termux-app) with the ext4 filesystem and LUKS encryption: https://github.com/NoteAfterNote
"FileVault disk encryption in Linux environment": https://is.muni.cz/th/p0aok/?lang=en
Running a Node.js App (Angular/React) on Android using Termux
1 project | dev.to | 29 Sep 2023

First, we need to install Termux (terminal) App from F-Droid * (or from the Termux GitHub Repository). We will not install the Termux from Google Play Store due to lack of updates there.
How To Build React Applications Using An Android Phone: A Step-by-Step Guide
1 project | dev.to | 24 Sep 2023

Termux Is a terminal emulator for Android. You can download the application from f-droid
Install VS Code in an Android Phone?
2 projects | dev.to | 3 Sep 2023

In order to install VS code, you will have to install the Termux app by scrolling down and downloading apk using this link from f-droid.
Transform Your Android Device into a Linux Desktop
10 projects | news.ycombinator.com | 1 Aug 2023

mesa

Posts with mentions or reviews of mesa. We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives and similar projects. The last one was on 2023-05-11.

Mesa 23.1 released.
2 projects | /r/linux_gaming | 11 May 2023

It's been over a week now and no releases for Fedora 38, but then again, when I go to mesa3d.org , it still says that current release is 23.0.0 (23.0.3 for the bug fixes).
What are these and can I delete them?
1 project | /r/SteamDeck | 26 Apr 2023

That's your graphic driver, so no more graphical interface. (https://mesa3d.org/)
AMD GPU Drivers Question
1 project | /r/ManjaroLinux | 21 Feb 2023

You have toe most recent release available. The latest release was on 8th Feb. - the version you have. You can check it yourself by comparing the version number: https://mesa3d.org/
Is GPU-accelerated Blender rendering in proot currently possible?
1 project | /r/termux | 28 Jan 2022

This is the case even with recompiled mesa from here https://github.com/Heasterian/mesa. Should I try compiling Blender 2.7?
World of Warcraft: Wrath of the Lich King with OpenGL renderer with GPU acceleraion in Termux proot on OnePlus 8 using Zink and Turnip with KGSL support with old Termux:X11 as DISPLAY
3 projects | /r/termux | 19 Aug 2021

Install all dependencies (on Debian Bullseye just apt build-dep mesa should be fine), clone repository with git clone https://github.com/Heasterian/mesa/tree/main go into cloned git and use meson command I put earlier. Than go to build directory and start compiling and installing with ninja && ninja install .
Showcase: Termux Wayland + xfce4 + x11-repo
3 projects | /r/termux | 8 Jul 2021

You can probably try it, but chance that it will work is probably low. Use this git: https://github.com/Heasterian/mesa
What is x-11 repo and termux-x-11
2 projects | /r/termux | 18 Jun 2021

I'm not using X11 packages. If you have phone with Adreno GPU and KGSL support you can try on your own GPU acceleration, try compiling this driver in proot: https://github.com/Heasterian/mesa/ with

What are some alternatives?

When comparing termux-app and mesa you can also consider the following projects:

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

termux-x11 - Not released and unmaintained Termux X11 add-on application.

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

UserLAnd - Main UserLAnd Repository

static-wine32 - A Docker recipe for building a statically compiled 32-bit Wine for x86_64

termux-api - Termux add-on app which exposes device functionality as API to command line programs.

termux-packages - A package build system for Termux.

ubuntu-on-android - Run Ubuntu with pre-installed Desktop Environments in android/termux with ease! Everything is preinstalled so just download install and done🚀🚀

TUI-ConsoleLauncher - Linux CLI Launcher for Android

warp-plus-cloudflare - Script for getting unlimited GB on Warp+ ( https://1.1.1.1/ ) [GET https://api.github.com/repos/ALIILAPRO/warp-plus-cloudflare: 403 - Repository access blocked]