Online Linux - XLinux console & terminal

Online Linux that provides a terminal and console to a small Linux virtual machine

Online Linux - XLinux console & terminal

Online Linux - XLinux console & terminal is a Firefox add-on that provides a virtual machine with a terminal and console to securely access files from any device. It allows you to use a Linux client without installation and supports common Linux network configuration. The virtual machine includes various features such as framebuffer support, Gnu C compiler, Javascript-based filesystem management, secure storage, and emulated hardware specifications.

Add-on stats

Users: 270
-1
Rating: 4.00
(21)
Version: 2.1.9resigned1 (Last updated: 2024-04-25)
Creation date: 2017-08-03
Weekly download count: 21
Firefox on Android: Yes
Risk impact: Moderate risk impact
Risk likelihood:
Manifest version: 2
Permissions:
  • contextMenus
  • activeTab
  • storage
  • tabs
Size: 329.90K
URLs: Website

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Not available on Chrome
Not available on Android
Not available on Edge
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Add-on summary

XLinux is a terminal emulator of an online Linux that is compliant with all the modern web browsers. It provides a Linux virtual machine with the following features:

  • Web based Linux virtual machine to securely access the files from any device.
  • Linux virtual machine without having to download anything.
  • Linux client requiring no installation.
  • Common Linux network configuration with access to the Internet.
  • Support of framebuffer.
  • Gnu C compiler.
  • Filesystem management fully implemented in Javascript. It can be described as a tmpfs filesystem with simple network and compression capabilities.
  • Secure storage (client based AES encryption).
  • Hardware Specifications of Emulated hardware: 32-Bit OR1000 Emulator with MMU, TICK counter and PIC (OR1K Specification), 32 MB RAM (alterable), UART 16550 connected to a terminal, Ethernet MAC controller, Audio controller, Real time clock Interrupt controller, Linux Terminal Emulator Linux 3.16, Busybox and much much more
  • Linux - packages installed: DirectFB-examples, gcc, nbench, Frodo,joe, ncurses-des, SDL-dev, ncurses,alsa, SDL, libjpeg-turbo, nmap, openssh, libpng, bc, links,openssl, certs, binutils, prboom, lua, scummvm, lynx, strace,directfb, make, dosbox, monkey, tslib, freetype, fontconfig, pixman,musl-dev, zlib, zlib-dev, frotz, musl, gcc-libs, nano, libX11,xkbcomp, font, mesa, xorg-server, glxgears, xinit, xclock, xterm,twm, xeyes, xcalc, expat, libffi, cairo, wayland, libdrm,mtdev, eudev, libxkbcommon, weston, xsetroot, curl, fltk, dillo,toppler, mplayer, frontier, alsa-utils, ltrace, htop, libevdev, libinput,compilepackages, autoconf, vim, git, file, screen, aalib, bb,libevent, libevent-dev, automake, m4, perl, ruby, php, flisp,python, tcl, tmux.

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Add-on safety

Risk impact

Online Linux - XLinux console & terminal requires a few sensitive permissions. Exercise caution before installing.

Risk likelihood

Online Linux - XLinux console & terminal is probably trust-worthy. Prefer other publishers if available. Exercise caution when installing this add-on.

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