Roid is now purely desktop-oriented

README.md

@@ -1,23 +1,28 @@
-# Roid: an easy Void Linux installation toolkit for Termux environments on top of Android OS
+# Roid: an easy Void Linux desktop installation toolkit for Termux environments on top of Android OS
 
-The Roid toolkit allows you to turn any Android device that can run Termux (and Termux-X11, if you need a GUI desktop) into a full-featured [Void Linux](https://voidlinux.org/) PC.
+The Roid toolkit allows you to turn any Android device that can run Termux and Termux-X11 into a full-featured [Void Linux](https://voidlinux.org/) desktop PC.
 
 Only tested on ARM64. Other hardware platforms may or may not work.
 
+**Note: Roid is now GUI-oriented only**. For a much better CLI experience, please switch to [ri](https://luxferre.top/ri) instead of Roid, e.g. run it with `curl -fsSL luxferre.top/ri | sh`.
+
 ## Features
 
 * Full (glibc-based) Void Linux installation for your smartphone/tablet architecture (usually ARM64)
 * Convenient shell aliases inside the environment (see [.roidrc](.roidrc))
 * Sound support out of the box (via PulseAudio)
 * A set of development tools out of the box (GCC, Make, Autotools, Perl, Tcl, Python, Janet, S-Lang, Lua, Expect etc)
-* (Opt-out) 3D-accelerated X11 GUI desktop environment (i3, st-sx, Fira Code, Noto Fonts etc)
+* 3D-accelerated X11 GUI desktop environment (i3, st-sx, Fira Code, Noto Fonts etc)
 
 ## Prerequisites
 
 * Android 8 or later.
-* [Termux](https://termux.dev/en/) installed and prepared with `termux-change-repo` and `termux-setup-storage`. It's also strongly recommended to select "Acquire wakelock" in the notification bar before starting the installation.
+* At least 4.5 GiB of free space on the device.
-* [Termux-X11](https://github.com/termux/termux-x11) installed from GH releases in case you need a GUI desktop. **Note**: not all Android flavors are supported by Termux-X11.
+* [Termux](https://termux.dev/en/) installed and prepared with `termux-change-repo` and `termux-setup-storage`. It's also strongly recommended to select "Acquire wakelock" in the notification drawer and to run `pkg upgrade -y` before starting the installation.
-* Git installed within Termux itself: `pkg updrade -y && pkg install -y git`
+* [Termux-X11](https://github.com/termux/termux-x11) installed from GH releases. **Note**: not all Android flavors are supported by Termux-X11.
+* Git installed within Termux itself: `pkg install -y git`
+
+**Note**: with the exception of Termux-X11 and Git, the same prerequisites apply to running [ri](https://luxferre.top/ri).
 
 ## Installation
 
@@ -28,42 +33,24 @@ git clone --depth 1 https://codeberg.org/luxferre/roid.git ~/roid
 sh ~/roid/install
 ```
 
-In case you don't need a GUI desktop, run `NOX=y sh ~/roid/install` instead.
+After the process completes, you need to fully exit the Termux shell and re-enter it before you can start Void Linux.
 
-After the process completes, you need to fully exit the Termux shell and re-enter it before you can start Void.
+## Usage
-
-## Absolute minimum installation (no Git required on Termux side)
-
-```sh
-curl -sSL https://luxferre.top/roid.sh | sh
-```
-
-The [roid.sh](roid.sh) script installs a near-barebones, CLI-only, but still convenient Void Linux environment and also updates your Termux font to Fira Code Retina in order to enable ligatures. It uses a separate `.roidrc` file that's stored as [.roidrc-minimal](.roidrc-minimal) in this repo.
-
-This is the author's preferred way of quickstarting a Void shell on any fresh device running Termux.
-
-## CLI usage
-
-From the Termux environment, just type `void` to enter the Void Linux shell. You're ready to go. Your original Termux home path is available in the `$TERMUX_HOME` environment variable.
-
-Alternatively, if you don't want to enter the shell but just run a command inside Void Linux and then return to Termux, type `voidrun [command]` instead.
-
-## Desktop GUI usage (requires Termux-X11)
 
 1. Open Termux-X11 in the background.
-2. Switch to Termux (make sure the wakelock is on!) and type `voidgui` to enter the shell.
+2. Switch to Termux (make sure the wakelock is on!) and type `voidgui` to enter the desktop.
 3. Switch to Termux-X11 to start using the environment.
-4. Exit both the desktop and the CLI shell with Mod4+Shift+E.
+4. Terminate the desktop session and exit to Termux with Mod4+Shift+E or Ctrl+Alt+Backspace.
 
-Alternatively, you can run `startx` (here, it's an alias) from your CLI environment and proceed as usual.
+Alternatively, you can type `void` to enter CLI and then run `startx` (here, it's an alias) and proceed as usual. In this case, the Void shell will still be there in Termux when you terminate the desktop session.
 
-Having at least an external keyboard connected to your device is highly recommended for better desktop experience.
+Having at least an external keyboard connected to your device is highly recommended for better desktop experience. Both keyboard and mouse are preferred even more.
 
 After exiting the Void Linux shell and before exiting Termux, it's advisable to run the `roidclean` command to stop the PulseAudio and 3D acceleration servers.
 
 ## Uninstallation
 
-To fully uninstall Void Linux set up by Roid, exit the Void shell and then run either this:
+To fully uninstall Void Linux set up by Roid, exit the Void session and then run either this:
 
 ```
 roidclean

install

@@ -2,8 +2,6 @@
 # Roid: barebones Void Linux setup script for Termux environment
 # includes sound support via PulseAudio server
 # and X11 graphics support via Termux-X11 server
-# Set NOX=y to disable graphics package installation
-# and NOEXTRAS=y to disable extra CLI package installation
 # Created by Luxferre in 2026, released into the public domain
 
 # Non-GUI packages
@@ -16,22 +14,17 @@ X_APPS='dbus mesa mesa-dri mesa-demos mesa-vaapi glxinfo glmark2 i3 i3lock i3sta
 FONT_PKGS='noto-fonts-ttf noto-fonts-ttf-extra noto-fonts-cjk noto-fonts-emoji noto-fonts-ttf-variable liberation-fonts-ttf font-firacode fonts-roboto-ttf'
 
 ALL_REPOS="void-repo-nonfree"
-ALL_PKGS="$BASE_PKGS"
+ALL_PKGS="$BASE_PKGS $EXTRA_PKGS $X11_PKGS $FONT_PKGS $X_APPS"
-[ -z "$NOEXTRAS" ] && ALL_PKGS="$ALL_PKGS $EXTRA_PKGS"
-[ -z "$NOX" ] && ALL_PKGS="$ALL_PKGS $X11_PKGS $FONT_PKGS $X_APPS"
 
 echo 'Setting up host environment...'
 pkg upgrade -y
-pkg install -y proot-distro pulseaudio
+pkg install -y x11-repo
+pkg install -y proot-distro pulseaudio termux-x11-nightly virglrenderer-android
 cat >> $HOME/.profile <<'EOF'
 pulseaudio --start --exit-idle-time=-1 # ROID_INST
 pacmd load-module module-native-protocol-tcp auth-ip-acl=127.0.0.1 auth-anonymous=1 # ROID_INST
+virgl_test_server_android & # ROID_INST
 EOF
-if [ -z "$NOX" ]; then
-  pkg install -y x11-repo
-  pkg install -y termux-x11-nightly virglrenderer-android
-  echo 'virgl_test_server_android & # ROID_INST' >> $HOME/.profile
-fi
 cat >> $HOME/.bashrc <<'EOF'
 alias void="proot-distro login -P -e TERMUX_HOME=$HOME void-glibc-full" # ROID_INST
 alias voidgui="proot-distro login -P -e TERMUX_HOME=$HOME -e GALLIUM_DRIVER=virpipe -e LC_ALL=C.UTF-8 -e LANG=C.UTF-8 -e GDK_SCALE=1 -e GTK_THEME=Adwaita:dark -e QT_AUTO_SCREEN_SCALE_FACTOR=1 -e QT_ENABLE_HIDPI_SCALING=1 void-glibc-full -- exec termux-x11 :0 +iglx -ac -force-sysvshm -legacy-drawing -xstartup 'dbus-launch --exit-with-session i3'" # ROID_INST
@@ -40,15 +33,9 @@ alias roidclean='killall pulseaudio virgl_test_server_android' # ROID_INST
 EOF
 echo 'Installing Void Linux...'
 proot-distro install ghcr.io/void-linux/void-glibc-full
-echo 'Extra repository setup...'
-proot-distro run void-glibc-full -- sh -c "xbps-install -Suyy && xbps-install -Sy $ALL_REPOS"
 echo 'Package setup...'
-proot-distro run void-glibc-full -- sh -c "xbps-install -Suyy && xbps-install -Sy $ALL_PKGS"
+proot-distro run void-glibc-full -- sh -c "xbps-install -Suyy && xbps-install -Suy $ALL_REPOS && xbps-install -Suy $ALL_PKGS"
-echo 'Post-installation steps (CLI)...'
+echo 'Post-installation steps ...'
-proot-distro run void-glibc-full -e TERMUX_HOME=$HOME -- sh $HOME/roid/postinstall-cli
-if [ -z "$NOX" ]; then
-  echo 'Post-installation steps (GUI)...'
 proot-distro run void-glibc-full -- sh -c "ln -s $TMPDIR/.virgl_test /tmp/"
-  proot-distro run void-glibc-full -e TERMUX_HOME=$HOME -- sh $HOME/roid/postinstall-gui
+proot-distro run void-glibc-full -e TERMUX_HOME=$HOME -- sh $HOME/roid/postinstall
-fi
+echo 'Done. Restart the Termux shell to take effect, then type voidgui to start the OS and open Termux-X11 to see the display'
-echo 'Done. Restart the Termux shell to take effect, then type void to start the OS'

postinstall

@@ -1,21 +1,34 @@
 #!/bin/sh
-# Roid post-installation steps for GUI desktop environment
+# Roid post-installation steps
 # !!!under construction!!!
 
 # system DPI
 SYSDPI=216
 
-cd /root
+cat > /root/.bash_profile <<'EOF'
-
+export LC_ALL=C.UTF-8
-cat >> .bash_profile <<'EOF'
+export LANG=C.UTF-8
 export DISPLAY=:0
 export GALLIUM_DRIVER=virpipe
 export GDK_SCALE=1
 export GTK_THEME=Adwaita:dark
 export QT_AUTO_SCREEN_SCALE_FACTOR=1
 export QT_ENABLE_HIGHDPI_SCALING=1
+[[ -f /root/.bashrc ]] && [[ $- == *i* ]] && . /root/.bashrc
 EOF
 
+cat > /root/.bashrc <<'EOF'
+PS1='\W # '
+. /root/.roidrc
+EOF
+
+cp $TERMUX_HOME/roid/.roidrc /root/.roidrc
+
+echo 'Janet module setup...'
+jpm install spork jurl sqlite3
+
+cd /root
+
 # install st
 echo 'Installing st...'
 git clone https://github.com/veltza/st-sx.git

postinstall-cli

@@ -1,18 +0,0 @@
-#!/bin/sh
-# Roid post-installation steps for CLI environment
-
-cat > /root/.bash_profile <<'EOF'
-export LC_ALL=C.UTF-8
-export LANG=C.UTF-8
-[[ -f /root/.bashrc ]] && [[ $- == *i* ]] && . /root/.bashrc
-EOF
-
-cat > /root/.bashrc <<'EOF'
-PS1='\W # '
-. /root/.roidrc
-EOF
-
-cp $TERMUX_HOME/roid/.roidrc /root/.roidrc
-
-echo 'Janet module setup...'
-jpm install spork jurl sqlite3

roid-tools

@@ -1,80 +0,0 @@
-#!/usr/bin/env bash
-# Roid toolset setup script
-# Should work on any Void Linux installation, not just specific to Roid
-# Installs the following tools and development packages:
-# - Shell tools: jq, yq, mlr, ag, fzf, dtach, dialog, progress, discount, HTop, Nano, MC, Zip, 7-Zip
-# - Multimedia tools: ImageMagick, pngcrush, SoX, FFmpeg, MPG123, DUMBplay
-# - Network tools: cURL, Socat, RSync, Wget, GSocket, Lynx, Netcat, Offpunk, aria2c, Outport, Multicities
-# - Security tools: GnuPG, Pass, NMap, THC Hydra, John the Ripper, Hashcat, SQLMAP, Gobuster, BlueShift
-# - Dev tools: Git, SQlite3, CMake
-# - Languages: Go, Tcl (+ Tcllib, TclTLS, SQLite-Tcl), Janet (+ JPM, Spork, Jurl, Janet-SQLite3)
-# - Fun tools and games: Frotz, FIGlet (+ extra fonts), BSD Games, Netris, Nudoku, Scoundrel-Bash,
-#   Rogue, Cataclysm: Dark Days Ahead (min. 80x24 terminal size required for it and Rogue)
-# Created by Luxferre in 2026, released into the public domain
-
-# Local single-script installation helper
-localinst() {
-  local name="$1" url="$2"
-  sudo curl -fsSL -o /usr/local/bin/$name "$url"
-  sudo chmod +x /usr/local/bin/$name
-}
-
-# install all tool dependencies
-echo 'Installing packages...'
-PKGS='curl git nano mc zip p7zip jq yq miller the_silver_searcher fzf dtach dialog progress discount rlwrap htop sqlite tcl tcllib tcltls sqlite-tcl janet jpm go cmake openssl-devel libcurl-devel aria2 wget lynx offpunk netcat socat rsync gnupg pass nmap john hashcat hashcat-utils thc-hydra sqlmap gobuster ImageMagick pngcrush sox ffmpeg mpg123 dumbplay figlet figlet-fonts frotz bsd-games rogue netris nudoku Cataclysm-DDA'
-cd
-sudo xbps-install -Suy $PKGS
-
-# install GSocket
-$SHELL -c "$(curl -fsSL gsocket.io/install.sh)"
-cd gsocket
-sudo make install
-cd ..
-rm -rf gsocket
-
-# install Janet modules
-jpm install spork jurl sqlite3
-
-# install Outport
-localinst outport 'https://codeberg.org/luxferre/sh-goodies/raw/branch/master/outport'
-
-# install Multicities
-localinst cities 'https://codeberg.org/luxferre/sh-goodies/raw/branch/master/cities.sh'
-
-# install BlueShift
-localinst blueshift 'https://codeberg.org/luxferre/sh-goodies/raw/branch/master/blueshift.sh'
-
-# install Scoundrel
-localinst scoundrel 'https://codeberg.org/luxferre/bash-goodies/raw/branch/master/scoundrel'
-
-echo 'Updating configs...'
-# Write the RC file
-cat > $HOME/.roidtoolrc <<'EOF'
-# Generate a pseudorandom key from machine alias
-gs-key() {
-  echo "$*"|sha512sum -b|base64 -w0|tr -d -c a-z0-9|cut -c 1-22
-}
-
-# Enter the machine by its alias
-gs-enter() {
-  gs-netcat -i -s "$(gs-key "$*")"  
-}
-
-# Print out GS deployment/undeployment/access commands
-gs-deploy-cmd() {
-  machinekey="$(gs-key "$*")"
-  printf 'Deploy on target:\ncurl -fsSL https://gsocket.io/y | X=%s bash\n' "$machinekey"
-  printf 'Undeploy from target:\ncurl -fsSL https://gsocket.io/y | GS_UNDO=1 bash\n'
-  printf 'Access:\ngs-enter %s\n' "$*"
-}
-
-# Janet-specific aliases
-alias jpm-build='jpm clean && jpm build --build-type=release --ldflags="-s"'
-alias jpm-build-static='jpm clean && jpm build --build-type=release --ldflags="-s" --janet-cflags="-static"'
-
-# Fix Frotz not wanting to run as root
-alias frotz='sudo -u nobody frotz'
-
-EOF
-echo ". $HOME/.roidtoolrc" >> $HOME/.bashrc
-echo 'Done. Restart the shell to apply'

roid.sh

@@ -1,52 +0,0 @@
-#!/bin/sh
-# Roid.SH: minimalistic Void Linux setup script for Termux environment
-# that includes sound support via PulseAudio server
-# This is a stand-alone version with no parameterization available
-# Created by Luxferre in 2026, released into the public domain
-
-ALL_REPOS="void-repo-nonfree"
-ALL_PKGS='base-container-full base-devel curl git nano mc dtach fzf zip p7zip unrar rlwrap jq htop rsync netcat socat gnupg pass progress discount aria2 lynx nmap pulseaudio alsa-plugins-pulseaudio mpg123 dumbplay'
-
-echo 'Setting up host environment...'
-pkg upgrade -y
-pkg install -y proot-distro pulseaudio
-cat >> $HOME/.profile <<'EOF'
-pulseaudio --start --exit-idle-time=-1 # ROID_INST
-pacmd load-module module-native-protocol-tcp auth-ip-acl=127.0.0.1 auth-anonymous=1 # ROID_INST
-EOF
-cat >> $HOME/.bashrc <<'EOF'
-alias void="proot-distro login -P -e TERMUX_HOME=$HOME void-glibc-full" # ROID_INST
-alias voidrun='proot-distro run -P void-glibc-full --' # ROID_INST
-alias roidclean='killall pulseaudio' # ROID_INST
-EOF
-echo 'Installing Void Linux...'
-proot-distro install ghcr.io/void-linux/void-glibc-full
-echo 'Extra repository setup...'
-proot-distro run void-glibc-full -- sh -c "xbps-install -Suyy && xbps-install -Sy $ALL_REPOS"
-echo 'Package setup...'
-proot-distro run void-glibc-full -- sh -c "xbps-install -Suyy && xbps-install -Sy $ALL_PKGS"
-echo 'Post-installation steps...'
-cat > $HOME/.roid-postinstall <<'GLOBALEOF'
-#!/bin/sh
-cat > /root/.bash_profile <<'EOF'
-export LC_ALL=C.UTF-8
-export LANG=C.UTF-8
-[[ -f /root/.bashrc ]] && [[ $- == *i* ]] && . /root/.bashrc
-EOF
-cat > /root/.bashrc <<'EOF'
-PS1='\W # '
-. /root/.roidrc
-EOF
-curl -fsSL https://codeberg.org/luxferre/roid/raw/branch/master/.roidrc-minimal > /root/.roidrc
-GLOBALEOF
-proot-distro run void-glibc-full -e TERMUX_HOME=$HOME -- sh $HOME/.roid-postinstall
-rm $HOME/.roid-postinstall
-echo 'Font setup...'
-TDIR="$(mktemp -d)"
-cd $TDIR
-FONTURL='https://github.com/tonsky/FiraCode/releases/download/6.2/Fira_Code_v6.2.zip'
-curl -fsSL -o font.zip "$FONTURL"
-unzip -j font.zip ttf/FiraCode-Retina.ttf
-mv FiraCode-Retina.ttf $HOME/.termux/font.ttf
-cd && rm -rf $TDIR
-echo 'Done. Restart the Termux shell to take effect, then type void to start the OS'