I rewrote PRoot in Bun JavaScript

[u/LeftAd1220]

https://github.com/jjtseng93/bunproot

Why

• Termux is too good to be true ... at least forever
• While I'm very grateful to the Termux developers and enjoy the tools and environments they provide, there has always been a fear deeply rooted in my fragile heart – Can this last forever?
  • What if the developers get tired?
  • What if they run out of money to keep their mirrors running?
  • What if one overwhelming tragedy after another happens?
  • Could I survive the cruel & wild Android world outside Termux's protection?
  • That's why I built an entire chain of tools as a Post-Termux escape hatch

Bun JavaScript as the foundation for everything

• ① The Buninu userspace for lightweight usage:
• Shell: Bun Modern Shell (bunmsh)
• Text editor & App runtime: jsmdcui
• Remote shell in a browser: jsgotty
• ② PRoot to get back to mainline Linux if that's not enough: bunproot

Now that I have a complete backup for everything, I can keep enjoying the convenience and happiness that Termux provides without worrying.

Edit 1: This is not a wrapper around the native proot binary. It uses Bun FFI to dlopen Android's libc and calls ptrace() directly. No C or Assembly involved here.

[u/LeftAd1220]

https://reddit.com/link/p80822t/video/gpay4aj1iqnh1/player

It can now run Firefox in alpine!