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Fuck...
E: Failed to fetch https://mirrors.hust.edu.cn/termux/apt/termux-x11/pool/main/x/xpdf/xpdf_4.06_aarch64.deb Could not connect to mirrors.hust.edu.cn:443 (222.20.97.213), connection timed out
~~Also, apparently pdftotext must not have been recompiled for Termux.~~ Apparently I was mistaken, part of the poppler tools, pdftotext already installed.
Termux is kinda special like that, as its entire filesystem doesn't reside in / like normal Linux, it resides in /data/data/com.termux/files/, so every single program that even exists for it had to be specially recompiled just for it.
Anyways, guess I'm about to try to install evince...
Sucks though that xpdf exists for Termux but the server isn't responding right now :(
Edit: Fuck²...
E: Failed to fetch https://mirrors.sdu.edu.cn/termux/apt/termux-main/pool/main/libs/libsynctex/libsynctex_1:2026.0-2_aarch64.deb 404 Not Found [IP: 101.76.224.129 443]
Edit 2: I'm a fucking idiot, the poppler tools are already installed, and I already have pdftotext installed. Stupid sexy apt install pdftotext didn't tell me that LMFAO!
Honestly, I didn't even know that one could do a graphical environment on Termux (as XFCE and GIMP would entail) with it. The Termux I know on Android is an app in F-Droid that provides a terminal-only environment. So I don't really know what-all is packaged for the environment you're using. Just saying that traditional Linux distros will have those.
EDIT: You might run a
pkg updatein Termux to update the index of currently-available packages, then try installing it.Yeah, same Termux app from F-Droid running the show, via VNC...
Termux + vncserver + XFCE displayed through MultiVNC here, it was a fun journey getting it all set up, but yeah I've been running this as my main daily runner since July, and rather almost like it LOL!
Not sure if you caught my edits, but aapparently the poppler tools were already installed, so I already have pdftotext 👍
Ah, gotcha! Thanks for the explanation!
Yeah, not exactly the easiest thing to set up and arrange, but it's definitely a bit of a Linux upskill challenge. I wouldn't categorize Termux as any sort of serious big boy daily driver nor gamer, but for most typical tasks, it gets the job done at least.
Here's one of the tutorial videos I found explaining ways to set it up with a graphical desktop...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I__bpMIBj30
I just caught your edit regarding pkg update, yeah that's like one of the first things I do before upgrading or installing any packages. Actually pkg is just an alias for apt anyways, same difference on Termux.
Once the GUI is all set up, synaptic package manager is also a nice healthy option to install 👍