Once upon a time, using Linux without the terminal was unthinkable. Now? For average users, the terminal is totally optional.

The terminal is the most widely used piece of Linux software, and now it even ships as an option on any Pixel phone. You just have to know where to look. Yet once you find this command line prompt ...

You can do a lot with the Linux terminal app for Android - if you don't mind using the command line. Here are five things to try first.