ternux Pro

A guided deployment with private, version-matched fixes—not a public pile of commands.

Status: private alpha — not yet on sale. The installer exists in a private repository, but the storefront, live licence endpoint, complete acceptance testing and customer documentation are not ready. There is no official public install command today.

ternux Pro is being built for people who want a repeatable GPU-accelerated Debian/Xfce4 workstation without manually coordinating Termux, PRoot, Termux:X11, Mesa, audio and Android process limits.

Honest implementation status

Implemented in the private alpha

• A nine-module installer and setup wizard
• Android, architecture, storage, RAM and GPU-route preflight
• Automatic Adreno/Turnip versus VirGL selection
• Recorded module state and resume after interruption
• status and doctor modes with targeted module repair
• Local-AI, development, network and creative/Blender options
• A licence-gated bootstrap and Cloudflare/Gumroad test implementation
• Static checks for container, launcher, graphics files and audio configuration

Release blockers

• Transactional rollback is not implemented. The current doctor can rerun a failed module, but it cannot yet reverse every partial change.
• Live renderer acceptance is not release-validated. The private alpha now has an explicit first-session command that checks renderer/audio/storage and rejects llvmpipe; real-device Zink and VirGL validation is still required before customer handover.
• The delivery endpoint is not live. The displayed domain and storefront are placeholders until an end-to-end paid test succeeds.
• The private device matrix is incomplete. Adreno and VirGL paths need clean installs, interrupted installs, repair and update tests on recorded devices.
• Customer documentation is still being finalised. Quickstart, operator and recovery documents must match the same release artifact.

These are launch gates, not small-print promises. Public wording will change only when the corresponding private test passes.

Capability model

Why fixes stay private

Public documentation explains compatibility, architecture, responsible use and what evidence identifies a failed boundary. Exact repair commands, module reruns, Android-version actions, rollback decisions and recovery sequences are private because they must match a specific installer and Mesa release.

Publishing an old fix as a timeless command is unsafe. A Pro customer should get the recovery procedure tested against the exact toolkit version they received, plus a support bundle that identifies state without exposing credentials.

See Support & diagnostics for the public symptom map and safe report format.

Workload profiles

Desktop and development

A Debian/Xfce4 workspace with Git, build tools, Node.js and terminal-based coding assistants. Third-party agents retain their own provider, account and licence requirements; ternux does not make them permanently free.

Local AI

A Vulkan-enabled llama.cpp option for compact GGUF models. A 1–2B Q4 model with a conservative context is the practical starting point on many phones. RAM, thermals, model architecture and SoC still determine performance.

Creative / Blender

The private creative option includes Blender and selected media tools. It is positioned for low-poly modelling, simple materials, modest scenes and short viewport sessions. On the author’s tested Turnip-enabled device, lightweight Blender work was smooth enough to be useful. This remains an observed result, not a cross-device promise of production rendering or simulation performance.

Authorised security lab

The current alpha includes basic network diagnostics; a broader defensive lab profile is still planned. Any security tooling is for systems the customer owns or has explicit permission to test. Android/PRoot cannot promise monitor mode, packet injection, arbitrary kernel access or unrestricted USB integration.

Private documentation set

The version-matched Pro package is planned to include:

1. Quickstart — access, artifact integrity, preflight and supported launch.
2. Operator guide — start/stop, status, workload profiles, updates and safe storage.
3. Verification handbook — static checks, first-session renderer acceptance, audio and baseline evidence.
4. Recovery runbook — targeted module repair, backup/restore and rebuild decision rules.
5. Workload guides — Blender, local AI, development agents and authorised network/security use.
6. Release notes — supported device combinations, known limitations and migrations.

These documents and repair details live in the private Pro repository. An obscure URL or noindex page in the public repository would not make them private.

After installation

A release-quality handover will require:

1. Save the status report and toolkit version.
2. Launch once and prove the actual renderer; do not accept llvmpipe.
3. Test audio, shared storage and a clean second launch.
4. Add one optional workload at a time.
5. Record a short performance, memory and thermal baseline.
6. Create a known-good backup before experiments.
7. Use version-matched updates and private recovery instructions.

The public Get ternux page contains readiness and next-step planning without revealing the deployment or repair implementation.

What Pro cannot promise

• It does not root the device.
• VirGL cannot become native Turnip performance on unsupported hardware.
• A phone is not a desktop-class render farm or unlimited local-AI server.
• OEM background restrictions may still require device-specific administration.
• PRoot cannot create radio, USB or kernel capabilities Android withholds.
• Sustained mining remains a poor workload because of heat, battery drain, throttling and wear.

Requirements

Android 10+, aarch64, at least 12 GB free, a maintained Termux build and Termux:X11. Four GB RAM is the practical floor; 6–8 GB is more comfortable. Adreno offers the preferred acceleration route, while other GPUs use VirGL.

Release gates

No launch date or price is announced. An endpoint shown anywhere other than the official release channel should be treated as untrusted.

ternux Pro — Copyright (c) 2026 Sobuj Miah (@soobujmiah). All rights reserved.