"termux was unable to install the bootstrap packages" when I open Termux #1761

godfuzz3r · 2017-11-07T09:35:25Z

It happens all time when i try to open Termux
highscreen pure
android 5.0.2 with kernel 3.10.54

Neo-Oli · 2017-11-07T09:38:00Z

Well, do you have a network connection? Can you access http://termux.net/bootstrap/ in a browser?

godfuzz3r · 2017-11-07T09:40:29Z

yep, i have

godfuzz3r · 2017-11-07T10:53:44Z

No, I do not have a proxy

fornwall · 2017-11-07T17:36:40Z

I guess the error dialog should be improved to actually show the stack trace happening (and add a button to copy it to the clipboard).

xarx00 · 2017-11-22T05:38:06Z

Hello, I have exactly the same problem. Two days ago I installed Termux successfully on my (rooted) tablet. Then I wiped out the tablet, rooted it again, and have turned on the Android adaptable storage. And now I'm getting the above error.

Samsung Galaxy Tab A (2016) Wi-Fi version, Android 7.0. Yes, I've got my wi-fi turned on and internet available. I have tested that several times with the same result.

xarx00 · 2017-11-23T13:57:47Z

Problem resolved. It was caused by Termux being installed into the adoptable storage on the SD-card.
After moving Termux to the internal storage, the problem disappeared and Termux began to work.

godfuzz3r · 2017-11-23T15:47:03Z

Today I just downloaded this from my 3G. It still working now with wifi.

biojet1 · 2017-12-20T08:36:59Z

Don't close this . We need to fix this. Termux should be able to run in Adoptable storage. Termux installation can get very large

Grimler91 · 2017-12-20T11:52:46Z

@biojet1 we can't fix it fully. It isn't allowed to execute files in shared (adoptable) storage due to Androids security so it wouldn't be possible to have all of termux there.

It would be possible to move some files to shared storage but I'm not sure if we would save that much space.

sassanh · 2018-02-27T23:59:58Z

@Grimler91

It isn't allowed to execute files in shared (adoptable) storage due to Androids security

It maybe true for normal devices, but it's not true for rooted devices, I moved termux files folder to external sd (adopted as internal) and were able to execute binaries in usr/bin like gpg and login.

So I think termux should be able to install its bootstrap packages. My termux files folder is ~600MB and I don't want it to be in my main storage.

Nadeembhat · 2018-03-03T06:26:49Z

its due to the permission issue, set the permissions as it is

Jasper-Ben · 2018-04-18T01:00:07Z

Experiencing the same problem after upgrading my Nexus 5X from LineageOS 14.01 to 15.01 (Android 7 to Android 8) and reinstalling after factory reset. Termux is installed on "internal storage" ( /data/app/. Nexus 5X only has one storage). Tried Wi-Fi and 3G, no luck so far. Any ideas?

jionkang · 2018-05-14T08:06:07Z

is use network line cable is also having this problem

jesars · 2019-04-29T10:09:14Z

I found a solution. I just turned on my vpn. I was connected to Norway. the application that I used is "usa vpn"

rnmhdn · 2019-05-31T12:15:05Z

I'm from Iran. I had the same problem but I could access http://termux.net/bootstrap/ from browser, I connected myself to tor and used vpn mode from orbot and then termux worked.

meysamoo · 2019-06-06T10:18:32Z

Hi guys I'm really confused what's going on ? 😑

I also have the same problem .
App is installed in internal storage .
I used 4G and WiFi .
I used VPN ( turbo VPN , Orbot , USA VPN ) .
I also 2 times reinstalled Termux .
I have rooted Redmi 4X ( Santoni ) with custom ROM android pie .

What should i do then ? Any idea ?🤔

meysamoo · 2019-06-08T20:35:48Z

This is unbelievable 😧

i just reinstalled it again and it's working properly , anyway i didn't understand what was wrong please tell us your thoughts maybe it will be useful for another person .

sunarowicz · 2019-09-18T18:31:13Z

I am not able to finish Termux installation on 4k AndroidTV (Android 8.0, kernel 3.10.79). When launching the app for the first time, the "Installing..." window appears, remains couple of seconds, disappears and Android home screen comes back. Every other attempt to launch Termux fails too. Screen just blinks and Android comes back. I tried last tree versions (0.73 0.74, 0.75).

Is there any idea how make Termux running on this AndroidTV? At least any hint on how to inspect what is happening.

BTW: http://termux.net/bootstrap/ is accessible from this TV.

ghost · 2019-09-18T18:48:43Z

Make sure Termux isn't installed on "external storage" or something like this.

sunarowicz · 2019-09-18T19:36:42Z

Make sure Termux isn't installed on "external storage" or something like this.

Thanks for reply. No, it is not. There is no external storage in this TV set. Just internal. BTW according to Android application info Termux occupies some 40MB on storage. But I cannot find it anywhere. Tried to find "com.termux" and just "termux" too, but have found nothing.

sunarowicz · 2019-09-19T09:24:42Z

BTW I have Termux installed and working on my phone too. According to Android info it takes 50MB on internal storage. I found its dir in Android/data/com.termux. But it is empty (no files, just one empty subdir "files"). So where is Termux installed actually?

ghost · 2019-09-19T09:28:32Z

It installs stuff to /data/data/com.termux/files/usr which inaccessible from other applications. All kinds of "external" storage (including shared storage) are unsupported due to permissions and handled file-type issues.

sunarowicz · 2019-09-19T09:40:19Z

Thx for explanation. But this unfortunately means I cannot inspect the installation directory in order to find the reason why it cannot finish the install on Android TV.

ghost · 2019-09-19T10:34:22Z

You can. You just need to:

When received dialog "installation aborted", tap somewhere outside of dialog box to dismiss it.
Swipe right to open the drawer.
In drawer, long tap on "new session" then click "failsafe".
You are now inside shell and can inspect the private Termux folders even in case if environment can't be bootstrapped.

There should be more simple way to do so (at least with Android version higher than 7) - long tap on application icon, then just click "failsafe". But I'm unsure whether installation dialog will appear or not.

sunarowicz · 2019-09-19T18:58:12Z

Unfortunately I do not receive any dialog "Installation aborted". Installation just silently crash at dialog "Installing...". If I run the application again, it crash immediately afterwards. I have no chance to open the drawer. And there is no "failsafe" option on long tap the app icon even though this is Android 8. I cannot get into the app in any way.

In the meanwhile I successfully installed Termux on tablet. Have it already installed and working on phone. But on AndroidTV still no luck.

sunarowicz · 2019-10-08T19:12:12Z

I still cannot install Termux on Android TV (running on TCL), here is the logcat output during Termux installation:

130|tcl_eu:/ $ logcat | grep Termux
10-08 20:46:50.647 11428 11428 I Finsky  : [2] ozk.a(12): Showing notification: [ID=package installing, Tag=null, Title=Termux, Message=Installing "Termux"…, returnCode=-1, uiElementType=929]
10-08 20:46:52.719 11428 11428 I Finsky  : [2] ozk.a(12): Showing notification: [ID=com.termux, Tag=null, Title=Termux, Message=Successfully installed, returnCode=-1, uiElementType=901]
10-08 20:46:54.135  3089 11854 I BI_Se/com.tcl.bi.service.BiReportService.onHandleIntent(L:36)1.9.100: IntentService[BiReportService]:extraString : {"userId":"xxx","projectId":"xxx","channel":"tcl","packageNm":"com.tcl.appmarket2","appNm":"App store","appVersionName":"6.0.1011","appVersionCode":"601011","type":"3IX60BWSC6","extra_map":[{"key":"newVersionCode","value":"0"},{"key":"apkName","value":"Termux"},{"key":"oldVersionCode","value":"0"},{"key":"operateTimes","value":"1"},{"key":"isAppstoreInside","value":"1"},{"key":"operateType","value":"install"},{"key":"installFrom","value":"otherAppInstall"},{"key":"packageName","value":"com.termux"}]}
10-08 20:46:54.152 11764 11818 I BI_SDK __/com.tcl.appmarket2/bi.com.tcl.bi.DataReport.sendMessageToService(L:372)3.1: BI_SDK_workThread : start Service message : {"userId":"xxx","projectId":"xxx","channel":"tcl","packageNm":"com.tcl.appmarket2","appNm":"App store","appVersionName":"6.0.1011","appVersionCode":"601011","type":"3IX60BWSC6","extra_map":[{"key":"newVersionCode","value":"0"},{"key":"apkName","value":"Termux"},{"key":"oldVersionCode","value":"0"},{"key":"operateTimes","value":"1"},{"key":"isAppstoreInside","value":"1"},{"key":"operateType","value":"install"},{"key":"installFrom","value":"otherAppInstall"},{"key":"packageName","value":"com.termux"}]}

After installation I do allow the storage permission in Android apps settings. I already know it needs that but do not asks itself for. Then I run Termux for the first time after installation, concat output follows:

130|tcl_eu:/ $ logcat | grep Termux
10-08 20:49:55.020  1572  2213 I ActivityManager: START u0 {act=android.intent.action.MAIN cat=[android.intent.category.LEANBACK_LAUNCHER] flg=0x10000000 pkg=com.termux cmp=com.termux/.app.TermuxActivity} from uid 1000
10-08 20:49:55.089  1572  2771 I ActivityManager: Start proc 12223:com.termux/u0a86 for activity com.termux/.app.TermuxActivity
10-08 20:49:55.919  1281  1281 D SurfaceFlinger: duplicate layer name: changing com.termux/com.termux.app.TermuxActivity to com.termux/com.termux.app.TermuxActivity#1
10-08 20:49:56.179  1572  1785 I ActivityManager: Displayed com.termux/.app.TermuxActivity: +1s125ms
10-08 20:49:57.178 12223 12223 W ViewRootImpl[TermuxActivity]: Dropping event due to no window focus: KeyEvent { action=ACTION_DOWN, keyCode=KEYCODE_MOVE_END, scanCode=0, metaState=0, flags=0x6, repeatCount=0, eventTime=6396992, downTime=6396992, deviceId=-1, source=0x0 }
10-08 20:49:57.178 12223 12223 W ViewRootImpl[TermuxActivity]: Cancelling event due to no window focus: KeyEvent { action=ACTION_UP, keyCode=KEYCODE_MOVE_END, scanCode=0, metaState=0, flags=0x26, repeatCount=0, eventTime=6396992, downTime=6396992, deviceId=-1, source=0x0 }
10-08 20:50:07.660 12223 12223 E AndroidRuntime: 	at com.termux.app.TermuxService.b(SourceFile:3)
10-08 20:50:07.660 12223 12223 E AndroidRuntime: 	at com.termux.app.TermuxService.a(SourceFile:18)
10-08 20:50:07.660 12223 12223 E AndroidRuntime: 	at com.termux.app.TermuxActivity.a(SourceFile:27)
10-08 20:50:07.660 12223 12223 E AndroidRuntime: 	at com.termux.app.TermuxActivity.g(SourceFile:4)
10-08 20:50:07.665  1572  4509 W ActivityManager:   Force finishing activity com.termux/.app.TermuxActivity
10-08 20:50:07.754  1572  4508 I WindowManager: WIN DEATH: Window{aeed427 u0 com.termux/com.termux.app.TermuxActivity}
10-08 20:50:07.756  1572  1594 W ActivityManager: Scheduling restart of crashed service com.termux/.app.TermuxService in 1000ms
10-08 20:50:07.780  1572  1976 W InputDispatcher: channel '508b779 com.termux/com.termux.app.TermuxActivity (server)' ~ Consumer closed input channel or an error occurred.  events=0x9
10-08 20:50:07.781  1572  1976 E InputDispatcher: channel '508b779 com.termux/com.termux.app.TermuxActivity (server)' ~ Channel is unrecoverably broken and will be disposed!
10-08 20:50:07.786  1572  4509 I WindowManager: WIN DEATH: Window{508b779 u0 com.termux/com.termux.app.TermuxActivity}
10-08 20:50:07.786  1572  4509 W InputDispatcher: Attempted to unregister already unregistered input channel '508b779 com.termux/com.termux.app.TermuxActivity (server)'

Any idea on where could be the problem?

ghost · 2019-10-08T20:28:47Z

Your log doesn't show anything what can cause a problem. Execute logcat without grep.

sunarowicz · 2019-10-09T18:58:49Z

OK, I followed your recommendation and it seems the problem has been located. This is the crash report that has happened during the first Termux run after installation.

--------- beginning of crash
10-09 20:16:21.740  8379  8379 E AndroidRuntime: FATAL EXCEPTION: main
10-09 20:16:21.740  8379  8379 E AndroidRuntime: Process: com.termux, PID: 8379
10-09 20:16:21.740  8379  8379 E AndroidRuntime: java.lang.SecurityException: ConnectivityService: Neither user 10088 nor current process has android.permission.ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE.
10-09 20:16:21.740  8379  8379 E AndroidRuntime: 	at android.os.Parcel.readException(Parcel.java:1943)
10-09 20:16:21.740  8379  8379 E AndroidRuntime: 	at android.os.Parcel.readException(Parcel.java:1889)
10-09 20:16:21.740  8379  8379 E AndroidRuntime: 	at android.app.INotificationManager$Stub$Proxy.enqueueNotificationWithTag(INotificationManager.java:1248)
10-09 20:16:21.740  8379  8379 E AndroidRuntime: 	at android.app.NotificationManager.notifyAsUser(NotificationManager.java:317)
10-09 20:16:21.740  8379  8379 E AndroidRuntime: 	at android.app.NotificationManager.notify(NotificationManager.java:289)
10-09 20:16:21.740  8379  8379 E AndroidRuntime: 	at android.app.NotificationManager.notify(NotificationManager.java:273)
10-09 20:16:21.740  8379  8379 E AndroidRuntime: 	at com.termux.app.TermuxService.b(SourceFile:3)
10-09 20:16:21.740  8379  8379 E AndroidRuntime: 	at com.termux.app.TermuxService.a(SourceFile:18)
10-09 20:16:21.740  8379  8379 E AndroidRuntime: 	at com.termux.app.TermuxActivity.a(SourceFile:27)
10-09 20:16:21.740  8379  8379 E AndroidRuntime: 	at com.termux.app.TermuxActivity.g(SourceFile:4)
10-09 20:16:21.740  8379  8379 E AndroidRuntime: 	at com.termux.app.i.run(Unknown Source:2)
10-09 20:16:21.740  8379  8379 E AndroidRuntime: 	at android.os.Handler.handleCallback(Handler.java:789)
10-09 20:16:21.740  8379  8379 E AndroidRuntime: 	at android.os.Handler.dispatchMessage(Handler.java:98)
10-09 20:16:21.740  8379  8379 E AndroidRuntime: 	at android.os.Looper.loop(Looper.java:164)
10-09 20:16:21.740  8379  8379 E AndroidRuntime: 	at android.app.ActivityThread.main(ActivityThread.java:6541)
10-09 20:16:21.740  8379  8379 E AndroidRuntime: 	at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Native Method)
10-09 20:16:21.740  8379  8379 E AndroidRuntime: 	at com.android.internal.os.Zygote$MethodAndArgsCaller.run(Zygote.java:240)
10-09 20:16:21.740  8379  8379 E AndroidRuntime: 	at com.android.internal.os.ZygoteInit.main(ZygoteInit.java:767)
10-09 20:16:21.749  1556  2923 W ActivityManager:   Force finishing activity com.termux/.app.TermuxActivity
10-09 20:16:21.752  1556  2923 W ActivityManager: top process: com.android.tv.settings
10-09 20:16:21.762  8379  8379 I Process : Sending signal. PID: 8379 SIG: 9

The whole logcat from installation and first run is huge, so can be found here: https://drive.google.com/file/d/13kXG6100LB1-PGB7NbK1a4gUZfBAruRp/view?usp=sharing

The Termux version is 0.75. But as I wrote earlier the two previous versions crashes too.

ghost · 2019-10-09T19:02:57Z

You have

java.lang.SecurityException: ConnectivityService: Neither user 10088 nor current process has android.permission.ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE.

So I guess we just need to add permission android.permission.ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE to Termux app.

sunarowicz · 2019-10-09T19:31:24Z

Hopefully yes. Seems to be specific to Android TV or just to the TCL manufacturer, because I hadn't this issue on any other (non-android TV) device.

I am available for testing the fixed version.

ghost · 2019-10-09T20:13:17Z

I created fixed apk: https://api.cirrus-ci.com/v1/artifact/task/6329343940231168/output/app/build/outputs/apk/debug/app-debug.apk

Uninstall previous one before installing this.

sunarowicz · 2019-10-09T20:59:07Z

Tested that and it finishes installation and works as expected.

Thanks a lot!

nikhil3752 · 2019-10-11T11:18:25Z

I am also having the same issue on Xiaomi note 7 with miui global 10.3.7 update.

Some of the things that i tried and have not worked are as follows.

1.To uninstall and install termux from play-store multiple times.
2.Install previous versions of the app but with no success.
3.The fixed apk provided above by xeffyr.
4.Used vpn and proxy with no luck.

By opening the failsafe as xeffyr suggested.
The logfile is as follows.

chdir("/data/data/com.termux/files/home"): Permission denied :/ $ logcat --------- beginning of system 10-11 15:43:15.055 26979 26979 W Looper : Slow Looper main: Activity com.termux/.app.TermuxActivity is 341ms late (wall=104ms running=0ms ClientTransaction{ callbacks=[android.app.servertransaction.LaunchActivityItem] lifecycleRequest=android.app.servertransaction.ResumeActivityItem }) because of 2 msg, msg 2 took 337ms (late=8ms h=android.app.ActivityThread$H w=110) --------- beginning of main 10-11 16:31:19.193 28535 28535 W Choreographer: OPTS_INPUT: First frame was drawed before optimized, so skip! 10-11 16:31:20.186 28535 28535 W Choreographer: OPTS_INPUT: First frame was drawed before optimized, so skip! 10-11 16:31:21.020 28535 28535 W Choreographer: OPTS_INPUT: First frame was drawed before optimized, so skip! 10-11 16:32:01.786 28535 28535 E SharedPreferencesImpl: Couldn't create directory for SharedPreferences file /data/user/0/com.termux/shared_prefs/com.termux_preferences.xml 10-11 16:32:04.270 28535 28535 W ActivityThread: handleWindowVisibility: no activity for token android.os.BinderProxy@65bcf8c 10-11 16:32:04.324 28535 28535 W ContextImpl: Failed to ensure /data/user/0/com.termux/shared_prefs: mkdir failed: EACCES (Permission denied) 10-11 16:32:04.389 28535 4844 I OMXClient: IOmx service obtained 10-11 16:32:04.400 28535 4844 W ExtendedACodec: Failed to get extension for extradata parameter 10-11 16:32:04.490 28535 28535 I Toast : Show toast from OpPackageName:com.termux, PackageName:com.termux 10-11 16:32:05.530 28535 28535 E SharedPreferencesImpl: Couldn't create directory for SharedPreferences file /data/user/0/com.termux/shared_prefs/com.termux_preferences.xml 10-11 16:32:09.108 4864 4864 E com.termux: Not starting debugger since process cannot load the jdwp agent. 10-11 16:32:09.177 4864 4864 W com.termux: JIT profile information will not be recorded: profile file does not exits. 10-11 16:32:09.177 4864 4864 I chatty : uid=10286(com.termux) identical 1 line 10-11 16:32:09.177 4864 4864 W com.termux: JIT profile information will not be recorded: profile file does not exits. 10-11 16:32:09.177 4864 4864 W com.termux: JIT profile information will not be recorded: profile file does not exits. 10-11 16:32:09.225 4864 4864 I Perf : Connecting to perf service. 10-11 16:32:09.230 4864 4864 W ContextImpl: Failed to ensure /data/user/0/com.termux/cache: mkdir failed: EACCES (Permission denied) 10-11 16:32:09.231 4864 4864 W ContextImpl: Failed to update user.inode_cache: stat failed: EACCES (Permission denied) 10-11 16:32:09.231 4864 4864 W ContextImpl: Failed to ensure /data/user_de/0/com.termux/code_cache: mkdir failed: ENOENT (No such file or directory) 10-11 16:32:09.231 4864 4864 W ContextImpl: Failed to update user.inode_code_cache: stat failed: ENOENT (No such file or directory) 10-11 16:32:09.264 4864 4864 W ContextImpl: Failed to ensure /data/user/0/com.termux/shared_prefs: mkdir failed: EACCES (Permission denied) 10-11 16:32:09.316 4864 4883 I OMXClient: IOmx service obtained 10-11 16:32:09.319 4864 4883 W ExtendedACodec: Failed to get extension for extradata parameter 10-11 16:32:09.385 4864 4884 I Adreno : QUALCOMM build : cf57c9c, I1cb5c4d1cc 10-11 16:32:09.385 4864 4884 I Adreno : Build Date : 09/23/18 10-11 16:32:09.385 4864 4884 I Adreno : OpenGL ES Shader Compiler Version: EV031.25.03.01 10-11 16:32:09.385 4864 4884 I Adreno : Local Branch : 10-11 16:32:09.385 4864 4884 I Adreno : Remote Branch : 10-11 16:32:09.385 4864 4884 I Adreno : Remote Branch : 10-11 16:32:09.385 4864 4884 I Adreno : Reconstruct Branch : 10-11 16:32:09.385 4864 4884 I Adreno : Build Config : S L 6.0.7 AArch64 10-11 16:32:09.391 4864 4884 I Adreno : PFP: 0x005ff112, ME: 0x005ff066 10-11 16:32:09.397 4864 4884 I ConfigStore: android::hardware::configstore::V1_0::ISurfaceFlingerConfigs::hasWideColorDisplay retrieved: 0 10-11 16:32:09.397 4864 4884 I ConfigStore: android::hardware::configstore::V1_0::ISurfaceFlingerConfigs::hasHDRDisplay retrieved: 0 10-11 16:32:09.398 4864 4884 I OpenGLRenderer: Initialized EGL, version 1.4 10-11 16:32:09.398 4864 4884 D OpenGLRenderer: Swap behavior 2 10-11 16:32:09.578 4864 4892 D NetworkSecurityConfig: No Network Security Config specified, using platform default 10-11 16:32:09.578 4864 4892 I DpmTcmClient: RegisterTcmMonitor from: com.android.okhttp.TcmIdleTimerMonitor 10-11 16:32:10.894 4864 4892 E termux : Bootstrap error 10-11 16:32:10.894 4864 4892 E termux : java.lang.RuntimeException: Unable to create directory: /data/data/com.termux/files/usr-staging/bin 10-11 16:32:10.894 4864 4892 E termux : at com.termux.app.g0.c(SourceFile:2) 10-11 16:32:10.894 4864 4892 E termux : at com.termux.app.g0.a(SourceFile:2) 10-11 16:32:10.894 4864 4892 E termux : at com.termux.app.g0$a.run(SourceFile:21) 10-11 16:32:13.171 4864 4884 D OpenGLRenderer: endAllActiveAnimators on 0x7439b51b00 (RippleDrawable) with handle 0x74393f5280 10-11 16:32:13.470 4864 4890 E libEGL : error creating cache file /data/user_de/0/com.termux/code_cache/com.android.opengl.shaders_cache: No such file or directory (2) 10-11 16:32:13.892 4864 4917 E termux : Bootstrap error 10-11 16:32:13.892 4864 4917 E termux : java.lang.RuntimeException: Unable to create directory: /data/data/com.termux/files/usr-staging/bin 10-11 16:32:13.892 4864 4917 E termux : at com.termux.app.g0.c(SourceFile:2) 10-11 16:32:13.892 4864 4917 E termux : at com.termux.app.g0.a(SourceFile:2) 10-11 16:32:13.892 4864 4917 E termux : at com.termux.app.g0$a.run(SourceFile:21) 10-11 16:32:14.813 4864 4864 W InputEventReceiver: Attempted to finish an input event but the input event receiver has already been disposed. 10-11 16:32:20.099 4864 4884 D OpenGLRenderer: endAllActiveAnimators on 0x7438e77700 (RippleDrawable) with handle 0x74390a95a0 10-11 16:32:20.165 4864 4864 I Toast : Show toast from OpPackageName:com.termux, PackageName:com.termux 10-11 16:32:21.699 4864 4923 E libEGL : error creating cache file /data/user_de/0/com.termux/code_cache/com.android.opengl.shaders_cache: No such file or directory (2) 10-11 16:32:28.406 4864 4864 W Choreographer: OPTS_INPUT: First frame was drawed before optimized, so skip! 10-11 16:32:36.079 4864 4864 E SharedPreferencesImpl: Couldn't create directory for SharedPreferences file /data/user/0/com.termux/shared_prefs/com.termux_preferences.xml read: unexpected EOF!

ghost · 2019-10-11T12:57:55Z

@nikhil3752 You messed up permissions with root. Now you will know that playing with root shell doesn't end with anything good.

ContextImpl: Failed to ensure /data/user/0/com.termux/shared_prefs: mkdir failed: EACCES (Permission denied)

ContextImpl: Failed to ensure /data/user/0/com.termux/cache: mkdir failed: EACCES (Permission denied)

Luckily that only Termux dir permissions are messed, otherwise you would end with bootloop.

ghost · 2019-10-11T12:59:33Z

Now do as root rm -rf /data/user/0/com.termux.

ghostdogdev · 2019-10-20T00:17:39Z

I encountered a similar issue. I tracked its root cause to be SSL errors in the network connection due to my having disabled many of the built in certificates in the android system settings.

midnightsun1 · 2019-12-27T19:22:15Z

I encountered a similar issue,
then i download apk to pc from external source then move apk to fone
after insatll that all work fine for me

mrslezak · 2020-03-20T20:57:25Z

This could be so easily fixed if instead of aborting it would allow install from local. Seems no one has an issue downloading the required zip file, I have bootstrap-aarch64.zip but Termux - no idea where to put it. It wants it over the internet. Which is 100% accessible.

ghost · 2020-03-21T08:17:24Z

This could be so easily fixed if instead of aborting it would allow install from local.

Latest Termux versions for Android 7.0 and higher install bootstraps from local (they are embedded into APK file).

Termux for Android 5 will never have offline installer since its support is ended since 01.01.2020.

Possibility of installing through Internet (old Termux versions) will be disabled soon as we need to free certain amount of bandwidth.

It wants it over the internet. Which is 100% accessible.

If you have problems with bootstrap, problem may not be with Internet:

You are trying to install app on external storage. This happens on some devices for some reason, however Termux does not support to be moved on external storage.
You have messed up /data/data/com.termux with root.

godfuzz3r changed the title ~~"termux was unable to install the bootstrap packages" when I open Termux Label: help wanted~~ "termux was unable to install the bootstrap packages" when I open Termux Nov 7, 2017

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ghost mentioned this issue Oct 9, 2019

Add permission ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE termux/termux-app#1300

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"termux was unable to install the bootstrap packages" when I open Termux #1761

"termux was unable to install the bootstrap packages" when I open Termux #1761

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