[README] Bintray repository hosting shut down | Error 403 Forbidden | Error 404

[ghost]

All Termux repositories previously hosted on JFrog Bintray are down since 1st May, 2021. This means that all repositories hosted on dl.bintray.com domain are not available anymore. There nothing can be done on our side because Bintray service announced its sunset.

Ign:2 https://dl.bintray.com/grimler/game-packages-24 games InRelease
Ign:3 https://dl.bintray.com/grimler/science-packages-24 science InRelease
Err:4 https://dl.bintray.com/grimler/game-packages-24 games Release
  403  Forbidden
Err:5 https://dl.bintray.com/grimler/science-packages-24 science Release
  403  Forbidden
Get:1 https://grimler.se/termux-packages-24 stable InRelease [13.1 kB]
Get:6 https://grimler.se/termux-packages-24 stable/main all Packages [21.6 kB]
Get:7 https://grimler.se/termux-packages-24 stable/main aarch64 Packages [269 kB]
Reading package lists... Done
E: The repository 'https://dl.bintray.com/grimler/game-packages-24 games Release' does not have a Release file.
N: Metadata integrity can't be verified, repository is disabled now.
N: Possible cause: repository is under maintenance or down (wrong sources.list URL?).
E: The repository 'https://dl.bintray.com/grimler/science-packages-24 science Release' does not have a Release file.
N: Metadata integrity can't be verified, repository is disabled now.
N: Possible cause: repository is under maintenance or down (wrong sources.list URL?).

What you should do as Termux user (only for Android 7+)

You need to pick a one of the available mirrors by using utility termux-change-repo or manually edit sources.list by replacing the Bintray URL with value obtained from Termux Mirrors List.

Beware of third-party scripts claiming theirselves as repository fixers! They could install untrusted GPG key and redirect your Termux installation onto malicious repository. Official tool for changing repositories is bundled within Termux and called termux-change-repo.

Usage of termux-change-repo is simple:

1. Select one or more repositories for which you want to change mirror by tapping "space" and navigating over list by up/down arrow keys. Tap enter to confirm the choice.
   
2. Pick a mirror, it is recommended to begin with mirror hosted by Grimler. Same as previously, navigate over list by arrow keys, pick mirror by space key and confirm choice by pressing "enter".
   

Highly recommended to run pkg upgrade after changing mirror.

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If you get E: Repository .. changed its .. value from .. to ..

Package manager can show you a notification with prompt which look like this one:

E: Repository 'https://grimler.se/termux-root-packages-24 root InRelease' changed its 'Origin' value from 'Bintray' to 'termux-root-packages-24 root'
E: Repository 'https://grimler.se/termux-root-packages-24 root InRelease' changed its 'Label' value from 'Bintray' to 'termux-root-packages-24 root'
N: This must be accepted explicitly before updates for this repository can be applied. See apt-secure(8) manpage for details.
Do you want to accept these changes and continue updating from this repository? [y/N] 

It is completely normal. Answer "yes" to this prompt. It will be shown only once per repository, so package manager will ask you to confirm for game-repo, science-repo, etc separately but you will need to confirm them only one time.

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Do not use Termux app from Google Play. It is deprecated.

Use Termux application from F-Droid, here is the link: https://f-droid.org/en/packages/com.termux/. Google Play variant is deprecated, doesn't receive updates and contains issues as well as outdated repository URLs.

Before migrating to F-Droid Termux version, uninstall the application and all add-ons like Termux:API, Termux:Styling, Termux:Widget and others. This is a required step because of signature mismatch between F-Droid and Google Play variants. If you need to back up data before uninstalling app, you can use suggestions from https://wiki.termux.com/wiki/Backing_up_Termux.

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Remember that Android 5.x - 6.x is NOT SUPPORTED!

Android OS version range 5.x - 6.x has been deprecated since 01.01.2020 and no longer worked on anymore. Provided here repository workarounds are only for Android 7.0. We never announced that bringing back support of legacy Android versions.

If you managed to put an URL of our mirrors to your sources.list and upgrade your legacy Termux, do not complain about broken installation. If maintainers marked something as unsupported, perhaps there is a reason for that, isn't it?

Discussions about Android 5.x - 6.x are off-topic here.

Remember that VMOS and F1VM environments are NOT SUPPORTED!

These "virtual" environments are not supported by Termux. They have a number of issues including broken apt-key.

Discussions about VMOS and F1VM are off-topic here.

[agnostic-apollo]

I have updated and referred to this in Package Management as well.

[MDisHere]

Thank You so much sir.

[Tayaga334]

What should i do

[ghost]

@Tayaga334 What you should do is written at #6726 (comment).

[drohhyn]

So what to do if termux-change-repo is not available (command not found)? I am running the latest version from F-droid. apt edit-sources leads to E: Sub-process editor returned an error code (100) (I do not have root on the phone).
Where is sources.list located to edit it manually (it's not /etc/apt/sources.list)? Though, it seems like I dont have vim, nano or emacs installed!?

[ghost]

echo "deb https://grimler.se/termux-packages-24 stable main" > $PREFIX/etc/apt/sources.list

[drohhyn]

echo "deb https://grimler.se/termux-packages-24 stable main" > $PREFIX/etc/apt/sources.list

Thank you!
Also had to update $PREFIX/etc/apt/sources.list.d/game.list and $PREFIX/etc/apt/sources.list.d/science.list in the same way and now it is working again.

[r0dk3nr1ch]

After uninstalling v.117, I have not been able to install v.118 on OOS 11 ARM64. Reinstalled v.117 without any issues.

[dvtate]

Getting the same problem with grimler mirror

[Grimler91]

@dvtate most likely not the same, but rather missing key error. Download and install latest termux-keyring package:

curl -LO https://packages.termux.org/apt/termux-main/pool/main/t/termux-keyring/termux-keyring_2.4_all.deb 
apt install ./termux-keyring_2.4_all.deb 
apt update && apt dist-upgrade -yq 

[oldman20]

Getting the same problem with grimler mirror

Today 03.03.2022 same error, what's mirror else can working?

[Grimler91]

@oldman20 install from f-droid or update the keyring package, as already written in this thread (read the comments..)

[twaik]

@fornwall AFAIK this issue is still relevan to github and f-droid releases.

[fornwall]

AFAIK this issue is still relevan to github and f-droid releases.

@twaik For 3+ year old releases also, or also more recent? Because this was fixed in May 2021 there, right (or am I missing some aspect)?

If it's only for those really old builds, I still think we can close & unpin this as it's unlikely to be very relevant (and for those few who manage to get hold of old builds, the issue will still show up on searches).

[twaik]

Ok, you are right, I did not check it on github and f-droid builds. I simply remember to always do termux-change-repo and pkg up right after installation and do not face this issue.

[sylirre]

Bintray issue is relevant only to old Google Play builds.

termux-change-repo required on v0.118 only if "bad" mirror was picked due to pkg bug in old termux-tools.