Sudo-su-Termux

A bash script to install the sudo functionality in termux.

Requirements

The device must be rooted else this will not work.

Installing sudo

1. Open termux
2. Execute this command

wget https://raw.githubusercontent.com/xicor22/Sudo-su-Termux/master/install.sh >/dev/null 2>&1 && chmod +x install.sh && ./install.sh

3. Done!

Features

• Sets up its environment automatically on first run, no need to do anything but use it
• Creates a root folder .suroot in the Termux home folder with proper root permissions and ownership
• Creates .bashrc file in root folder with proper PATH and LD_LIBRARY_PATH variables set so all binaries function correctly
• Bash prompt PS1 variable is also set so you don't have bash-4.4# as prompt just #
• Automatically creates .bash_history in root folder when you drop to a root shell so root shell history is preserved
• Can be used like ordinary sudo (but only as root, no other user)
• Can drop to root shell sudo su [-]
• Runs built in Termux binaries and exteral binaries with optional arguments as root in current directory
• Generates output in shell currently using
• Can be used in other bash scripts

Usage:

sudo su [-]  
  Drop to root shell

sudo <command> [<args>]  
  Run command as root with optional arguments

This was inspired by the following:

https://gitlab.com/st42/termux-sudo