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Termux

Termux is an Android terminal emulator and Linux environment app that works directly with no rooting or setup required.

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no root

Hey there im rooted but cant enter su command.
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Running code-server in Termux

Hey bro, can u help me plz Ik NTG abt coding n all I'm very new to it, I'm learning it So I want to use vs code on my android...
Solution:
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pkg install tur-repo
pkg install code-server
pkg install tur-repo
pkg install code-server
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Can't Enter Commands

Greetings! I'm having issues using Termux on Quest 3, whenever I finish typing in whatever command and press the white button labelled with a checkmark (which I believed signified 'enter') it'd just close the keyboard. (It's highlighted blue in the png.)...
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termux x11 Black screen with cursor

Hello Termux community, I've been using it recently and tried to install x11 support on one phone and the only thing I see is a black screen with a cursor.

OBS doesn't capture the display

I saw someone using obs on termux and i wanted to try but it doesn't capture the screen
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I need help

Hi, I accidentally uninstalled Termux, and I use it to chat in Silly Tavern. Is there any way to recover the lost information? I mean, the chats and characters, or do I have to start from scratch?

Whisper.cpp segmentation fault

Hello, i wanted to test whisper.cpp on my phone. I compiled the program for the gpu, but when trying to run with any model (large, medium or even tiny) i get a segmentation fault error i remember having a similar issue on my pc but don't remember how i fixed it.
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running .exe on android

Hi everyone, i just installed termux because I read that it can help to execute file exe on my android. My goal is to run the digimon tcg simulator DCGO on my device, but I think it will took some time for me to make it work, if possible. Is my goal doable? Does it make sense? What package should I use? Any help is well accepted. Thank you all in advance...

Installing pip is forbidden

Hey. Pip has been broken for me for many months. I'm at a point where it needs to be fixed. So I'll post my problem. Attempting to update pip (python3 -m pip install --upgrade pip) gives this message: ERROR: Installing pip is forbidden, this will break the python-pip package (termux)....
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How do you make commands use WiFi instead of mobile data?

I self-host a few services such as ssh and ollama that I only access on my LAN with commands containing ip addresses starting with 192.* . I can access them using the right commands as long as WiFi is on and mobile data is off. If mobile data is on, it tries to use that and the commands hang because the mobile data connection cannot access the devices on my LAN that start with 192.* . Is there a way, perhaps with proxies or something, that I can make a command use the WiFi instead of mobile dat...

termux broken after android 16

I updated yesterday from Android 15 to Android 16 and the app doesn't open no matter what I do. I used it just fine before the update. I don't want to reinstall termux cause of all the hassle I went through setting up a linux desktop (XFCE, vnc server, pulseaudio, apps in the desktop etc.)

just installed on android Need help please

Trying to get back into a mud I was playing. I installed termux and tintin++ the only problem is inside termux I can not see my muds folder if I do LS or try to cd muds I have the muds folder inside the com.termux folder. Am I missing something?...

TigerVNC xkeyboard-config problem

I can't start vnc anymore idk why I always get this error ``` Could not start Xvnc. Xvnc TigerVNC 1.15.0 - built Mar 4 2025 13:49:08 Copyright (C) 1999-2025 TigerVNC team and many others (see README.rst) See https://www.tigervnc.org for information on TigerVNC. Underlying X server release 12101016 Built without GBM support Failed to initialize DRI3 extension...
Solution:
This is likely the same issue as termux/termux-packages#25005.
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termux-x11 xkeyboard-config error 0.118.3

Problem description I have updated my Termux app from 0.118.2 to 0.118.3 today. After this I updated every packages. Then when I run termux-x11 & it returns an xkeyboard-config error. I tried restarting termux and then my phone. I also tried to reinstall termux-x11 but it didn't work at all....

How to have SQL db in termux

Hi, I would like to code a smallest possible app that fetches some data from a .db and then render on the UI with React. Is this possible with termux? My phone is redmi. Specifically, how to have .db file in termux? Install SQL?🍉
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Can't install nodejs on termux

Hello I have reinstalled termux on my redmi phone and it happens the same. Please have a look at the image of error🍉...
Solution:
is there any change after apt update; apt upgrade ?
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Termux on Android 14

Thought Termux should run on Android 14 but it complains during install from f-droid "made for an older version". anyone encountered that on a new phone?
Solution:
just continue, it's a warning.

binary has unexpected e_type: 2

When I try to run a binary, it shows error: <path> has unexpected e_type: 2 I tried compiling a binary of no code, same thing I can't find nothing about the error...

I'm having problems with Canvas, and can't install it.

Can anyone explain why it is so hard to download Canvas?
Solution:
``` pkg install x11-repo pkg install xorgproto nodejs export GYP_DEFINES="android_ndk_path=''" npm install canvas...