You can use au
📲 to backup you installation files in Termux, i.e. debs. If you find your system unstable after updating, you can try to use dpkg --purge pkg_name
and then dpkg --install pkg_name
from /sdcard/debs
to downgrade packages to a previous version of a package in the hope of regaining system stability in Termux.
You should use au
from your $PATH
. To see your $PATH
, type $PATH
+enter/return. Then use mv au destination_directory
to move au
to your $PATH
. au
+enter/return will update and backup your Termux in three keystrokes!
Every time you want to apt update && apt upgrade
or pkg up
, you shall also be backing up your former installation debs to /sdcard/debs
by using au
. Ideally, you should change /sdcard/debs
to an external mirco SD card destination in lines 8 and 10 of au
to save space on device.
If you find your system unstable, you can use dpkg --purge pkg_name
and then dpkg --install pkg_name
from /sdcard/debs
to downgrade packages to a previous version of a package in the hope of regaining package stability.
Important: Please use apt -o APT::Keep-Downloaded-Packages="true" install package_name(s)
to populate your backup directory in conjunction with au
to ensure that you can enjoy a full backup of *.deb
files on device.