Package Management

Package Management

Check Package Management Wiki Page for more details on managing In-App Termux packages.

Package Command Errors

If you installed termux from google playstore or a very old version, then you will receive package command errors. Playstore builds are deprecated and no longer supported. It is highly recommended that you update to termux-app v0.118.0 or higher ASAP for various bug fixes, including a critical world-readable vulnerability reported at https://termux.github.io/general/2022/02/15/termux-apps-vulnerability-disclosures.html. It is recommended that you shift to F-Droid or Github releases.

Termux had to move the primary Termux package repository hosting from Bintray to Fosshost since Bintray shut down on May 1st, 2021 which created problems for users while running package installation and update commands with pkg or apt and their commands would fail with errors similar to the following:

E: The repository 'https://termux.org/packages stable Release' does no longer have a Release file.
N: Metadata integrity can't be verified, repository is disabled now.
N: Possible cause: repository is under maintenance or down (wrong sources.list URL?).

E: The repository 'https://dl.bintray.com/grimler/game-packages-24 games Release' does not have a Release file.
N: Metadata integrity can't be verified, repository is disabled now.
N: Possible cause: repository is under maintenance or down (wrong sources.list URL?).

E: The repository 'https://science.termux-mirror.ml science Release' does not have a Release file.
N: Metadata integrity can't be verified, repository is disabled now.
N: Possible cause: repository is under maintenance or down (wrong sources.list URL?).

If that is the case, then run termux-change-repo command and change your mirror for the main repository to a different Termux Mirror. If you have installed other package repositories, like x11 and root, then you must select and change those mirrors as well. You can check your current mirrors by running the termux-info command. Note that the science and game repos have been merged into main repo and should be removed with apt remove science-repo game-repo if you have them installed.

For step by step instructions on how to change mirrors, check here.

If you receive errors like ...Release' changed its 'Origin' value from 'Bintray' to... after changing the mirror, then accept them.

After changing the mirror, it is highly advisable to run pkg upgrade command to update all packages to the latest available versions, or at least update termux-tools package with pkg install termux-tools command. Also make sure your device has internet connectivity and the repository URLs are accessible in a browser.

If for some reason termux-change-repo is not available, you can manually edit sources.list to replace the main url with a value obtained from Termux Mirrors List. Run nano $PREFIX/etc/apt/sources.list to edit it. This will not change the urls of other package repositories, to change those run pkg install termux-tools afterwards and use termux-change-repo or manually edit their files under $PREFIX/etc/apt/sources.list.d directory.

Changing the mirror may specially be needed if a user is still using bintray as the mirror or pkg upgrade command hasn't been run in a while to update termux package related scripts.