Use for questions about Termux, an Android terminal emulator and Linux simulation app or issues with using packages on it.
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How do I install Jupyter notebook on an Android device?
Is there a way to install a functional instance of Jupyter notebook on an Android device? Specifically, I want to use Jupyter to run a Python notebook.

tel
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Termux repository is under maintenance or down
I tried updating my package list but got the following error.
$ pkg update
Checking availability of current mirror: ok
Ign:1 https://dl.bintray.com/grimler/game-packages-24 games InRelease
Ign:2…

AmubaCraft
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How do I run "adb shell" commands in a terminal emulator locally on an Android device?
From a shell on my PC, I can run adb shell cmd package list packages, and get a list of all installed packages. I would like to run this and similar commands locally on my Android phone (Nexus 6P) in a terminal emulator (currently using Termux).
If…
user2571203
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How can I fix "E: Unable to locate package python" in termux?
I am installing Python in Termux, but I am getting this error:
pkg install python
Output:
Checking availability of current mirror: ok
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree... Done
E: Unable to locate package python

Binson Thangjam
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How do I install Heroku CLI on Termux?
Termux is a Linux terminal emulator for Android. I want to install the Heroku CLI to be able to manage my Heroku apps on the go, I tried typing heroku to prompt the error message and link to the right package, but it gives me:
No command 'heroku'…

Pritt Balagopal
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ERROR: Could not build wheels for aiohttp, which is required to install pyproject.toml-based projects
Python version: 3.11
Installing dependencies for an application by pip install -r requirements.txt gives the following error:
socket.c -o build/temp.linux-armv8l-cpython-311/aiohttp/_websocket.o
aiohttp/_websocket.c:198:12: fatal error:…

Anton Samokat
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How to install Pillow on termux?
I am using Termux for quite a while now and would like to install "Pillow" library on it. Whenever I try to install Pillow using "pip" it shows me the below errors.
At first I thought I need to upgrade pip, but it did not help. I have also cleared…

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How to install specific python version (Termux)
I am trying to install a specific version of python using termux (python 3.5) but it is downloading the latest version (Python 3.7.2-1) instead. Is there any way to specify what version to install?
The command I am using is very straightforward, but…

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npm Err Exit handler never called
$ npx create-react-app my-app
Creating a new React app in /data/data/com.termux/files/home/my-app.
Installing packages. This might take a couple of minutes.
Installing react, react-dom, and react-scripts with cra-template...
npm ERR! Exit handler…

Mukesh Pilane
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Installing Rakudo on Android with ARM processor architecture
I am trying to install Rakudo on my Android with armv7l processor architecture using Termux.
I tried compiling from source, but it didn't work. Then someone pointed out the Termux user its-pointless and his package for this, but that package does…

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TERMUX- bash: ./a.out: Permission denied
Why do I keep getting this error?
>> gcc a.out
>> ./a.out
bash: ./a.out: Permission denied
I even tried this
>> chmod +x a.out
But still I keep getting the error. I have installed clang and termux-setup-storage package. My files are in main…

Kangkan Lahkar
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Issue with Termux bootstrap
After downloading Termux from the Google Play store, FDroid, and Github, I got the error
Unable to Install
Termux was unable to install the bootstrap packages.
Check your network connection and try again.
I looked through Github and found this this…

Arnold Palmer
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Install Git in Pydroid 3 terminal
I'm using Pydroid3 and would like to use Git in the Pydroid Terminal.
In my Termux terminal I was able to install Git as described here: Python and Git on Android
The git command is now only recognized in the Termux Terminal but not in Pydroid :(.…

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Termux - npm ERR! Error: EPERM: operation not permitted
I get these errors when running npm install on Termux (Android). Any solution?
I get these errors when running npm install on Termux (Android). Any solution?
$ npm install
npm WARN optional SKIPPING OPTIONAL DEPENDENCY: fsevents@1.2.8…

Savvy Sage
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How To Downgrade nodejs version on termux?
How to downgrade nodejs version on termux?, my termux already isntalled with 18.3.0 nodejs version and i need to use the older version.

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