GitBook: [#31] update termux-x11 docs #6

Author: SaicharanKandukuri

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@@ -6,12 +6,13 @@ description: guide for setting termux-x11 for udroid GUI
 
 ### Prerequisites
 
-* Termux dev build from [<mark style="color:orange;">Github actions</mark>](https://github.com/termux/termux-app/actions/workflows/debug\_build.yml)<mark style="color:orange;"></mark>
-* termux-x11 app from [<mark style="color:orange;">Github actions</mark>](https://github.com/termux/termux-x11/actions/workflows/debug\_build.yml)<mark style="color:orange;"></mark>
+* Get termux from [termux.com](https://termux.com) or [F-Droid.](https://f-droid.org/en/packages/com.termux/)
+* termux-x11 app from [<mark style="color:orange;">Github actions</mark>](https://github.com/termux/termux-x11/actions/workflows/debug\_build.yml) <mark style="color:orange;"></mark> ( prefer downloading one with a green tick mark )
+  * <img src="../../../.gitbook/assets/image (3).png" alt="" data-size="original">![](<../../../.gitbook/assets/image (2).png>)
 
 ### Setting up termux
 
-`xwayland` ( binaries for Wayland ) & `termux-x11` ( scripts to start termux-x11 app from termux ) are in `x11-repo`
+`xwayland` ( binaries for Wayland ) is in `x11-repo` & `termux-x11` ( available as zip in action builds )
 
 ```bash
 pkg install x11-repo -y
@@ -24,45 +25,54 @@ set property `allow-external-apps` to `true` in `~/.termux/termux.properties`
 
 ```
 echo 'allow-external-apps = true' >> ~/.termux/termux.properties
+termux-reload-settings
 ```
 
-> based on [<mark style="color:yellow;">issue 87</mark>](https://github.com/RandomCoderOrg/ubuntu-on-android/issues/87)<mark style="color:yellow;"></mark>
+{% hint style="info" %}
+Recommended to restart termux
+{% endhint %}
 
-> Setting termux is done ✌️
+#### Installing termux-x11 starter
 
-### Using Termux-x11 to run `proot-distro` Linux
+The zip you installed from[ STEP 2](termux-x11.md#prerequisites) contains a `.deb` file. to start `termux-x11` the server we need to install it in `termux` session
 
-assuming you installed ubuntu with proot-distro with xfce4 installed
+```
+termux-setup-storage
+cp /sdcard/Download/termux-x11.zip ~
+unzip termux-x11.zip
+cd termux-x11
+dpkg -i --force-depends termux-x11.deb
+```
+
+Setting termux is done ✌️
 
-in your termux execute
+### Using Termux-x11 to run `proot-distro` Linux
+
+assuming you installed ubuntu with proot-distro with xfce4 installed, in your termux execute
 
 ```bash
 termux-x11
 ```
 
 this starts termux-x11 with all the required ENV variables
 
-1. now back to termux and login to udroid with `--shared-tmp` option.&#x20;
-
 {% hint style="info" %}
-by default, Wayland socket is stored in termux `$TMPDIR` so using `--shared-tmp` bind `/tmp` in proot Linux to `$TMPDIR` of termux app
+by default, the Wayland socket is stored in termux `$TMPDIR` so using --shared-tmp binds `/tmp` in proot Linux to `$TMPDIR` of termux app \[ udroid manages to do this by default )
 {% endhint %}
 
+Log in to your favorite udroid distro
+
 ```bash
-proot-distro login udroid --shared-tmp
+udroid -l xfce4
 ```
 
-1. Now export `DISPLAY` environment variable with the value `:0`&#x20;
-
-{% hint style="info" %}
-&#x20;`termux-x11` starts display at `:0` ( default )
-{% endhint %}
+Now export `DISPLAY` environment variable with the value `:0`&#x20;
 
 ```bash
 export DISPLAY=:0
 ```
 
-1. finally start your Desktop Environment ( xfce4 works better )
+finally, start your Desktop Environment ( xfce4 works better )
 
 ```bash
 dbus-launch --exit-with-session startxfce4
@@ -80,6 +90,8 @@ Official termux-x11 repo
 
 {% embed url="https://github.com/wayland-project/wayland" %}
 
-&#x20;Docs Wayland implementation in android
+#### Check this section for suites
 
-{% embed url="https://at.projects.genivi.org/wiki/display/DIRO/Wayland+Application+on+Android" %}
+{% content-ref url="broken-reference" %}
+[Broken link](broken-reference)
+{% endcontent-ref %}