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Repository for unstable packages

Packages last build status

There are located packages which were requested, but not added to the main Termux repository due to various reasons. Packages available here may have lower quality, be unstable or not work at all.

Only for Termux installations on Android 7.0 or higher.

Issue reporting is disabled! Post issues to https://github.com/termux/termux-packages/issues instead and remember that packages in unstable repository are known to have problems which may not be fixed now.


@termux is looking for help with fixing issues, adding new packages and maintaining existing ones. It would be very helpful if you submit a pull request with new packages or bug fixes.

If you wish to contribute, please take a look at Unstable packages contributing guide and developer's wiki pages.


How to enable this repository

Repository is not enabled in Termux by default. Enable it with this command to be able to install its packages:

pkg install unstable-repo

Building packages manually

You can build all packages manually by using provided docker image. The only requirements are Linux-based host with Docker installed.

  1. Clone this repository:

    git clone https://github.com/termux/unstable-packages
    
  2. Enter build environment (will download docker image if necessary):

    cd ./unstable-packages
    ./start-builder.sh
    
  3. Choose package you want to build and run:

    ./build-package.sh -a ${arch} ${package name}
    

    Replace ${arch} with target CPU architecture and ${package name} with package name you want to build.

Status of packages

Here is a list of available packages with some information about their usability.

Package Is stable ? Need root ? Notes
atomvm As its readme states: AtomVM is still in its early stages.
bftpd Needs patches in order to be usable on rootless Termux.
biber Sideloaded.
ccls Not tested.
cppcheck Not tested.
cups When trying to add a printer, it hangs and CPU usage goes to 100%.
distcc Not tested.
electrum Uses external python modules.
enscript
fdroidcl Some functionality relies on ADB.
fetchmail fetchmailconf requires tkinter in python2.
gitflow-avh Requires dependency list fix.
guile18 Is termux/termux-packages#3360 still applicable ?
guile Is termux/termux-packages#3360 still applicable ?
haproxy Not tested.
jigdo Not tested.
libburn
libisoburn Reports sizeof(off_t) is too small for 32bit installations. Same goes for libburn and libisofs.
libisofs
libopenfec Not tested.
libsixel Not tested.
libtd
nmh Not tested.
openldap Not tested.
pandoc Third-party precompiled binaries.
racket
rapidjson Not tested.
restic-server Not tested.
rustc-nightly Nightly branch of Rust.
samba preferable smbd CPU usage may go to 100%. Hardcoded root account.
shtool Not tested.
smalltalk
srelay
surfraw Needs fix for hardcoded paths.
tcc No support for generation of PIE executables.
telegram-cli May crash under certain conditions.
texlive-installer Updates of infra packages changes settings, breaking texlive
vlang Not tested.
yara Always exits with error: 31.
zeronet Uses external python modules. Installation failure.

Disabled packages

These packages are excluded from main source tree. Some of them may be available for installation, others are not.

  • a2ps - segmentation fault on AArch64 for unknown reason.

  • geckodriver - requires Firefox package which is not available for Termux.

  • ghc - can't be compiled with latest NDK as supports only LLVM 9.

  • micropython - requires update & build fix.

  • roc - doesn't support CI autobuilds as requires Pulseaudio build directory.

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