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-This project contains scripts and patches to build packages for the
-[Termux](https://termux.com/) Android application.
+This project contains scripts and patches to build packages for the [Termux](https://termux.com/) Android application. Note that packages are cross compiled and that on-device builds are not currently supported.
Setting up a build environment using Docker
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in sync between the host and the container when trying things out before committing, and built
deb files will be available on the host in the `debs/` directory just as when building on the host.
-The docker container used for building packages is a Ubuntu 17.04 installation with necessary packages
+The docker container used for building packages is a Ubuntu 17.10 installation with necessary packages
pre-installed. The default user is a non-root user to avoid problems with package builds modifying the system
by mistake, but `sudo` can be used to install additional Ubuntu packages to be used during development.
Build environment without Docker
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-If you can't run Docker you can use a Ubuntu 17.04 installation (either by installing a virtual maching guest or on direct hardware) by using the below scripts:
+If you can't run Docker you can use a Ubuntu 17.10 installation (either by installing a virtual maching guest or on direct hardware) by using the below scripts:
- Run `scripts/setup-ubuntu.sh` to install required packages and setup the `/data/` folder.