Android Termux Notes

Termux on Github

Termux github website https://github.com/termux

Termux github packages https://github.com/termux/termux-packages/

Termux building packages with docker https://github.com/termux/termux-packages/blob/master/README.md

Install Termux

Go to Play store and install from there or go to the temux website https://termux.com for different install methods.

Termux Wiki page https://wiki.termux.com/wiki/Main_Page for more information.

Add repos from the Community Repositories https://wiki.termux.com/wiki/Package_Management#its-pointless_.28live_the_dream.29

Updating Packages on your device

You will need to update the repo database and the upgrade any packages which need updating before you can start using the package manager.

pkg update
pkg upgrade

Getting a list of all packages which can be installed on to your device

pkg list-all

Installing new packages

Install package on to the device with the command below just change the name of the packagenamehere to the package you want to install.

pkg install packagenamehere

List installed packages on the device

pkg list-installed

Remove package from the device

pkg uninstall packagenamehere

Add repo below and rust and cargo packages will be added to package list

pkg install wget
wget https://its-pointless.github.io/setup-pointless-repo.sh
bash setup-pointless-repo.sh

To access external storage you need to type in the below command in termux terminal

termux-setup-storage

A dialog box will popup and prompting you to allow access, to the external card data.

This will give permission to termux to use the external storage through ~/storage/external-1

This only has to be done once.

Note external storage can only be used for files and images which dont need to be run as a command as no file attributes

As it is not ext4 formated and protected by android

install full linux distro in termux following instructions on this github page https://github.com/YadominJinta/atilo github website https://github.com/YadominJinta/atilo

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