How to Install Termux on Android?

Termux is a Free and Open-source Terminal Emulator which allows you to work under a Linux environment on Android or IOS Phones. It contains a built-in package manager that enables you to download and set up numerous testing and development apps across your phones. Using its package manager, it automatically installs the base system and certain additional programs. The majority of commands work in Termux, it also includes the zsh and tcsh shells and bash as default.

Install Termux on Android

Note: Since November 2022, the Google Playstore has refused to accept updates from Termux, so downloading Termux from there won’t work. So, here’s how you can download Termux as a Third-Party App.

Step 1. Go to the following Link

Step 2. Swipe down then click on Download APK.

Step 3. After completion of the download, simply click on it to install it.

Step 4. Now open the Termux app. After installing a few bootstrap packages, you will get the Termux Welcome Screen

Step 5. Let us give it Storage permission by the following command.

termux-setup-storage

Step 6. A popup will now appear asking for permission to give access to the storage; click Allow.

Demonstration

1. pwd – to check the current directory

pwd

2. touch – creating blank files

touch

How to Install Termux on Android?