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Termux is not available via the Google Play store (or not the current version at least, is this still true?) so you have to download it via the F-Droid app repo

Termux is not available via the Google Play store (or not the current version at least, is this still true?) so you have to download it via the F-Droid app repository. I do this, but I am always a bit uneasy going via a non-sanctioned store. My main concern is a malware attack via F-Droid.

TEP_Kim_Il_Sung 4y ago
Considering how the sanctioned store basically already acts like malware, you're SOL, but you should be fine as long as you stay away from apps by Rahul Kumar Patel.
- guerby 4y ago
  Hi, what are the issues with Rahul Kumar Patel apps?
  - TEP_Kim_Il_Sung 4y ago
    I downloaded the PayPal app from the Aurora Store, on a brand new phone, and the app tried stealing money from me. Worked fine with small amounts, but once I got my tax return, it changed. Will not go into specifics in an open post with strangers, so it can be replicated.
- raffraffraff 4y ago
  That's very specific. I googled the name but didn't see anything obvious. Want to elaborate?
  - asveikau 4y ago
    I read it as a rather uncool appeal to South Asian stereotypes.
    - TEP_Kim_Il_Sung 4y ago
      That interpretation originated from your mind, racist.
- cogburnd02 4y ago
  Who is that, and why?
  - deleted 4y ago
    [deleted]
- commoner 4y ago
  Rahul Kumar Patel (whyorean) is the developer of Aurora Store (https://gitlab.com/AuroraOSS/AuroraStore https://gitlab.com/AuroraOSS/AuroraStore), a FOSS client for the Play Store. Aurora Store is one of the most convenient ways to download apps from the Play Store without using Google Play Services or needing your own Google account. Recent versions of Termux are not available on Aurora Store because they are also not available on the Play Store. However, whyorean also develops Aurora Droid, an alternative F-Droid client, which does have the latest version of Termux. (Aurora Droid has not seen updates for a while.) whyorean's apps are trusted by many Android users, and I don't know of any good reason to avoid his work in general.
LanternLight83 4y ago
For what it's worth the F-Droid folks are pretty tight about security, eg. they do manual reviews and insist on building apps themselves (often delaying updates). You can sometimes add additional repos to circumvent this curation and/or get faster updates (depending on whether the apps you're using have such a third-party repo).

TEP_Kim_Il_Sung 4y ago

Considering how the sanctioned store basically already acts like malware, you're SOL, but you should be fine as long as you stay away from apps by Rahul Kumar Patel.

guerby 4y ago
Hi, what are the issues with Rahul Kumar Patel apps?
- TEP_Kim_Il_Sung 4y ago
  I downloaded the PayPal app from the Aurora Store, on a brand new phone, and the app tried stealing money from me. Worked fine with small amounts, but once I got my tax return, it changed. Will not go into specifics in an open post with strangers, so it can be replicated.
raffraffraff 4y ago
That's very specific. I googled the name but didn't see anything obvious. Want to elaborate?
- asveikau 4y ago
  I read it as a rather uncool appeal to South Asian stereotypes.
  - TEP_Kim_Il_Sung 4y ago
    That interpretation originated from your mind, racist.
cogburnd02 4y ago
Who is that, and why?
- deleted 4y ago
  [deleted]
commoner 4y ago
Rahul Kumar Patel (whyorean) is the developer of Aurora Store (https://gitlab.com/AuroraOSS/AuroraStore https://gitlab.com/AuroraOSS/AuroraStore), a FOSS client for the Play Store. Aurora Store is one of the most convenient ways to download apps from the Play Store without using Google Play Services or needing your own Google account. Recent versions of Termux are not available on Aurora Store because they are also not available on the Play Store. However, whyorean also develops Aurora Droid, an alternative F-Droid client, which does have the latest version of Termux. (Aurora Droid has not seen updates for a while.) whyorean's apps are trusted by many Android users, and I don't know of any good reason to avoid his work in general.

LanternLight83 4y ago

For what it's worth the F-Droid folks are pretty tight about security, eg. they do manual reviews and insist on building apps themselves (often delaying updates). You can sometimes add additional repos to circumvent this curation and/or get faster updates (depending on whether the apps you're using have such a third-party repo).