# SDRausty/TermuxArch

You can use setupTermuxArch.bash 📲 to install Arch Linux in Amazon, Android, Chromebook and Windows.  https://sdrausty.github.io/TermuxArch/docs/install

Repository: https://github.com/SDRausty/TermuxArch
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/termuxarch
Homepage: https://sdrausty.github.io/TermuxArch/
Language: Shell
License: NOASSERTION
License Family: other
Topics: android, arch-linux, script, linux, chromebook, linux-distribution, installer, bash, smartphone, dotfiles, tablet, archlinux, amazon-fire, free-software, packages, bash-script, android-smartphone, screenshot, amazon, termux
Last push: 2022-10-31T04:37:39+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 23/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-02T17:46:02.011165+00:00)
- activity 0, release rhythm 8, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 3244, "days_push": 1402, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: no_license
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1664, forks 183 (observed 2026-08-28T04:05:18.892545+00:00)

## What it is
TermuxArch is a Bash setup script that installs Arch Linux into a Termux PRoot container on Android smartphones, tablets, Chromebooks, and Fire OS devices. After installation, users start the Arch Linux command-line environment with the startarch command.

## Use cases
- install arch linux on android phone
- run arch linux in termux without root
- set up a linux command line environment on a chromebook
- use pacman and arch packages on a tablet
- get a full linux shell on fire os device

## When to choose
- you want Arch Linux userland on an Android device without rooting
- you use Termux and want a full Arch package manager and toolchain
- you need a lightweight PRoot-based Linux environment on Chromebook or Fire OS

## When to avoid
- you need a real kernel or true container isolation rather than PRoot
- you want a supported Linux distro other than Arch
- you need an actively maintained project with recent releases

## Facets
- artifact type: cli-tool
- maturity: maintenance
- function: cli, developer-tools, container-runtime, file-system
- domain: operating-systems, developer-tools, android-tools
- platform: cli
- tags: termux, arch-linux, proot, bash-script, installer, chromebook, amazon-fire, command-line, android, linux

## Member repositories
- SDRausty/TermuxArch (main) score 23

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:05:18.892545+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 2026-08-30T03:44:28.102525+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/SDRausty/TermuxArch (fetched 2026-08-28T04:05:18.892545+00:00, sha e18420f50aaf)
  - homepage: https://sdrausty.github.io/TermuxArch/ (fetched 2026-08-29T11:16:34.367571+00:00, sha 64127a08aa68)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.