Pre Terminal Options

There are a number of ways to run a terminal on the Pre to access its own GNU/Linux command line.

None of them are yet mojo apps.

via Classic - vt100 terminal

The simplest is simply to run a ssh client in Classic. Although TuSSH refuses to connect to localhost/127.0.0.1, pSSH from http://www.sealiesoftware.com/pssh/ works in Motion Classic 1.1.0.5 (note that the version with the improved random number generator at http://www.nekito.net/~dgsachs/palm/pssh-notes.html does not work as of Motion Classic 1.1.0.5).

Another method to get a full screen terminal emulator without exiting the Palm WebOS LunaSysMgr GUI is palmvnc-terminal.

via Web browser - vt100 terminal

(Not currently usable - needs hacking, please help and doc at ajaxterm) Ajaxterm is a python program that uses html & ajax to run a shell that can be accessed over a browser. Unlike the dumb terminal shells below, full screen programs can be run like vi, vim, and nano. Commands like "cd" work as expected. There are a few problems with the Pre and Universal Search that need to be fixed first, such as every time you type a letter the Pre tries to search that letter. Maybe a hidden text box or something similar could fix the problem. http://antony.lesuisse.org/software/ajaxterm/ ajaxterm

via Web browser - dumb terminal

There are some options for running a terminal from the web browser, but they do not support the use of full screen terminal applications (it's like being at a old line-printer terminal, or worse). Since there is this limitation, they are most useful when used in tandem with a text-editor. ajaxphpterm webshell

via DirectFB - vt100 terminal

There are some options that do support full screen terminal applications, but they run directly under directfb so you have to stop the normal gui while they run: dfbterm vala-terminal