Ultimate Termux Guide for Beginners
Hello secfolks lets talk about Termux
What it is ??
Termux is the ultimate Android emulator and native Linux operating system that works directly without any requirement for rooting(for basic implementations). The basic base system is installed automatically and additional packages are available using the APT package manager.
Where to find it ?
Well you can easily install Termux from Google Play Store like any other app
For iPhone users out there, there are alternatives for Termux namely iSH and Blink Shell.
You can find more details about them here
Now back to Termux, After you install Termux it will greet you with warm welcome.
Although installing and using Termux doesn't demand the device to be rooted but under certain advance implementations rooting is eminent such as :
If you want to modify a device's firmware
Manipulation of the parameters of the operating system or kernel
Non-interactively install or uninstall APKs
If you want to have full R/W access to all file systems on device
If you want to have direct access to hardware devices such as BT/Wi-Fi modules or serial lines
Install a Linux distribution on top of Android
To have a full control over your device
There are certain commands that you have to run in Termux right after you have installed it.
-To update and upgrade
apt-get update
-This updates Termux
apt-get upgrade
-This upgrades the not upgraded files to a latest Version
-To install Python
pkg install python
pkg install python2
pkg install python3
-These commands installs versions of python in Termux which will help you to run python programs in Termux
-To install git
pkg install git
- This installs git which is required to download or clone github repositories
Below are the commands to install some security tools in Termux
"Disclaimer: This tutorial is only for educational purpose"
1) Metasploit Framework:
pkg update && pkg upgrade -y
pkg install unstable-repo
pkg install metasploit
To run Metasploit Framework:
msfconsole
2) NMAP:
pkg update && pkg upgrade -y
pkg install curl
pkg install nmap
3) SQLMAP:
pkg update && pkg upgrade -y
apt install python python2
pkg install git
git clone https://github.com/sqlmapproject/sqlmap
cd sqlmap
chmod +x sqlmap.py To run sqlmap - python2 sqlmap.py
4) Social Engineering Toolkit:
pkg update && pkg upgrade -y
apt install curl -yÂ
curl -LO https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Hax4us/setoolkit/master/setoolkit.sh
sh setoolkit.sh
cd setoolkit
./setup.py install
To run:
./setoolkit
5) Tool-X :
Tool-X is the best hacking tool specially designed for Termux. With the help of Tool-X, you can easily install 371+ hacking tools for Termux with just one click.
pkg update && pkg upgrade -y
pkg install git
git clone https://github.com/Rajkumrdusad/Tool-X.git
cd Tool-X
chmod +x install.aex
sh install.aex
./install.aex
To run:
Tool-X
You can install more tools according to your requirement
Github repo for list for tools that you can install in termux
https://github.com/may215/awesome-termux-hacking
https://github.com/topics/termux-tool
Termux command List 2020 : https://pdfdrivefiles.files.wordpress.com/2020/08/termux-commands-list.pdf
Hope this post is informational
Until the next post stay tuned!!