Ptyxis

Container-oriented terminal

System

Not tested on a device yet. What that means

Ptyxis in Breadstick

Breadstick runs Debian's own ptyxis package for ARM64, the build a Debian 13 computer with an ARM processor installs, so Ptyxis should look and behave as it does on a Linux PC. On Samsung DeX, Floating mode opens it as its own window beside your Android apps, and Desktop mode runs it on a full Linux desktop.

There is no systemd, and the kernel, disks and network hardware belong to Android, so tools that work with files and processes behave as usual and tools that manage services or drivers have nothing to act on. More about system tools in Breadstick.

About Ptyxis

From the project's description

Ptyxis is a terminal for GNOME that focuses on ease-of-use in a world of containers.

Features:

  • Remembers current container when opening a new tab with support for podman, toolbox, distrobox, and more
  • Configurable keyboard shortcuts
  • Modern interface which integrates the palette with the window styling
  • User-installable color palettes
  • Support for preferences profiles with container integration
  • Integrated color palettes with light and dark support
  • Tabbed interface with tab overviews
  • Efficient foreground process tracking denoting sudo and SSH
  • Support for transparent terminal backgrounds
  • Separate process mode for terminal-based applications
  • Support for pinned tabs and saved sessions
  • Terminal tabs are run within separate cgroups
  • Terminal inspector to help when writing terminal-based applications

From the project's AppStream metadata in Debian's ptyxis package, under CC0-1.0.

Developer
Christian Hergert
Keywords
cli, cmd, command, commandline, console, container, prompt, shell, terminal, toolbox
Menu categories
Terminal emulator, System

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