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The failures that actually happen

Read the symptom. Then the fix.

I installed Termux from Play Store and nothing works

Uninstall it. Install Termux and Termux:API from F-Droid only. Same store for both.

Termux · Stage 2

The command says command not found

The package is not installed, or you typed the name wrong. Check spelling. Then pkg install that tool.

Shell

Nano will not close

Ctrl+O, Enter, Ctrl+X. Ctrl means Control. Termux often shows an extra CTRL row.

Practice the keys

I feel stupid

Everyone starts by breaking small files. Confusion means you reached the edge of what you know. That is the only place learning happens.

I want to build a huge app first

Make the button work. Huge apps are many tiny apps glued together.

Tiny app ideas

Grok wrote the whole program for me

That is a demo, not practice. Delete it. Rewrite it from memory. Ask for hints, not the full file.

How to ask

The phone gets hot during a build

Normal. Let it finish. Close extra apps. Do not expect laptop speed.

Heat and storage

Battery or clipboard commands fail

Termux:API app missing, different store than Termux, or never opened and granted permission.

The pair · Drawers