What is BusyBox and why do I need it? The definition doesn't make sense. Programmer jargon... would like to understand with proper English
What is BusyBox and why do I need it? The definition doesn't make sense. Programmer jargon... would like to understand with proper English
BusyBox combines tiny versions of many common UNIX utilities into a single small executable. It provides replacements for most of the utilities you usually find in GNU fileutils, shellutils, etc. The utilities in BusyBox generally have fewer options than their full-featured GNU cousins; however, the options that are included provide the expected functionality and behave very much like their GNU counterparts. BusyBox provides a fairly complete environment for any small or embedded system.
I made sure I thanked you. Always been wondering what busy box is. Just wondering u need busy box for root right?
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you do not need busy box to have root.
But many root apps as well as settings in custom roms use busybox to run the scripts that make them work. so while you can root without busybox you are very limited as to what you can do with it.
so while you dont need it to have the phone rooted. its still prety much needed to take advantage of that rooting
From Busybox.net
BusyBox: The Swiss Army Knife of Embedded Linux
That's pretty plain English there. If you don't get the gist of it from that and jbox's explanation then you need to spend some time in Linux and a shell environment.
Didn't quite say it wasn't for them now did I? In order to understand something you aren't familiar with you have to be taught no? Self or otherwise. What's wrong with suggesting some shell time in order to better understand...shell-like ideas?Always somebody that has to say something like this.
"If you cant possibly understand the simplicity of greatness then this isnt for you."
You can resurrect 2-year old threads with a question that can be answered with a quick google or XDA search. It's awesome.
Could you please tell me the top 3 thing which i can modify or useful functions of busybox. Its hard to understand what does it actually do.As already earlier stated in the thread, Busybox is light like a Swiss army knife, on the other hand you have a heavy toolbox full of tools with one tool for one job.
If you don't need full options, Busybox fits your needs. If you want full options from a utility, make sure you have that utility installed.
Am I correct in assuming that Busybox works in the background and that no normal intervention from the user is required?As already earlier stated in the thread, Busybox is light like a Swiss army knife, on the other hand you have a heavy toolbox full of tools with one tool for one job.
If you don't need full options, Busybox fits your needs. If you want full options from a utility, make sure you have that utility installed.
Busybox allows you or programs to perform actions on your phone using Linux (copied from Unix) commands. Android is basically a specialized Linux OS with a Java compatible (Dalvik) machine for running programs. The Android kernel is a modified version of the Linux kernel (that is why the Android kernel must always be open source). Busybox gives functionality to your phone that it does not have without it. Many programs, especially root programs such as Titanium Backup, require busybox to perform the functions of the program. Without busybox installed your phone is much more limited in what it can do.
ROFL, that is the best joke in the whole forum :laugh:You can resurrect 2-year old threads with a question that can be answered with a quick google or XDA search. It's awesome.
What is BusyBox and why do I need it? The definition doesn't make sense. Programmer jargon... would like to understand with proper English
I made sure I thanked you. Always been wondering what busy box is. Just wondering u need busy box for root right?
Sent from my LG-P999 using xda premium
From Busybox.net
BusyBox: The Swiss Army Knife of Embedded Linux
That's pretty plain English there. If you don't get the gist of it from that and jbox's explanation then you need to spend some time in Linux and a shell environment.
BusyBox combines tiny versions of many common UNIX utilities into a single small executable. It provides replacements for most of the utilities you usually find in GNU fileutils, shellutils, etc. The utilities in BusyBox generally have fewer options than their full-featured GNU cousins; however, the options that are included provide the expected functionality and behave very much like their GNU counterparts. BusyBox provides a fairly complete environment for any small or embedded system.