How to setup termux on android

To install and configure termux on Android

Note : don't install from Google play Store it is a highly stripped down version of the original

The options present in my own priority order

1. Download from GitHub releases
2. Download using Fdroid

download from GitHub releases

Just go to GitHub releases
And download the apk install it
We will see configuration steps later
the only downside is you need to redownload on each release

download using FDroid

You can use Fdroid as package manager instead of Google play store

Now download completed what's next

• setup the nearest mirrors using termux-change-repo
• setup the storage using termux-setup-storage
• Do update and upgrade

termux configure nearest mirrors

Run termux-change-repo

And it will scan all the nearest repos and configure the default one which is the nearest

setup storage using termux-setup-storage

It usually asks for some permissions and do some storage setup don't remember what is actually do but used it to fix a problem some time ago

do some PKG update and upgrade

Run command pkg update && pkg upgrade
This will update and upgrade your system

Any further upgrades will be added you can also suggest edits I know my English may be bad I will read this once in a while and update it