# sabamdarif/termux-desktop

Install a full Linux desktop environment on your Android device with Termux X11 ( VNC optional) and also enable hardware acceleration

Repository: https://github.com/sabamdarif/termux-desktop
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/sabamdarif-termux-desktop
Language: Shell
License: GPL-3.0
License Family: copyleft
Topics: termux, termux-desktop, termux-desktop-xfce, termux-gui, termux-x11, termux-desktop-lxqt, termux-hardware-acceleration, termux-x11-desktop, termux-graphical-environment
Last push: 2026-08-26T12:34:09+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 92/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-02T17:46:02.011165+00:00)
- activity 99, release rhythm 99, longevity 63
- inputs: {"age_days": 889, "days_push": 7, "days_rel": 7, "gap_med": 11.5, "n_releases_24m": 43}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 2210, forks 937 (observed 2026-08-28T04:06:26.244649+00:00)

## What it is
A shell-script-based installer that sets up a full native Linux desktop environment (Xfce, LXQt, Openbox, etc.) on Android via Termux with Termux:X11 or optional VNC. It also configures hardware acceleration drivers, an app store, and proot/chroot distro containers for running additional software.

## Use cases
- install a linux desktop environment on android
- run xfce on termux
- enable hardware acceleration in termux x11
- access a graphical desktop on android via vnc
- run a proot distro container on android
- turn an android phone into a linux desktop

## When to choose
- you want a native GUI desktop on an Android device without rooting
- you want hardware-accelerated graphics under Termux:X11
- you want a one-command installer with themes and an app store included

## When to avoid
- you use the Google Play version of Termux (unsupported due to API limitations)
- your Android version is below 8.0
- you need a fully tested, production-grade desktop rather than a community setup script

## Facets
- artifact type: application
- maturity: active
- function: gui, developer-tools, configuration-management, container-runtime
- domain: android-tools, self-hosted, developer-tools, cross-platform
- platform: cli
- tags: termux, xfce, lxqt, termux-x11, vnc, hardware-acceleration, proot, shell-script, desktop-environment, android

## Member repositories
- sabamdarif/termux-desktop (main) score 92

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:06:26.244649+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-30T02:46:11.456775+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/sabamdarif/termux-desktop (fetched 2026-08-28T04:06:26.244649+00:00, sha cf970d59fcec)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.