Dev Packs

Dev packs add a complete developer toolset to your distro with one command: the language, its package manager, and the build tools it usually needs. They use your distro's own packages, so updates come with the rest of the system.

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Versions are your distro's own. For example, on Debian 13 python gives Python 3.13 and node gives Node.js 20; on Ubuntu 26.04 they're Python 3.14 and Node.js 22.

Add a packCopy Anchor Link

Inside the distro:

sudo andronix pack add python

From Termux, name the distro first:

andronix pack add debian python node

You can add several packs at once. Andronix checks your free space first, installs the packages in one go, and then checks that the tools actually work. If the check fails, the pack is marked as failed and pack add tries again next time.

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andronix pack list debian          # what's available and what's installed
andronix pack remove debian node   # remove a pack

Removing a pack takes out only the packages it installed, and keeps any that another pack you still have needs.

PostgreSQLCopy Anchor Link

Andronix can't run system services the usual way (there's no systemd), so the db pack includes a small helper to run the PostgreSQL server:

sudo andronix-postgres start    # start the server
psql                            # connect as your user, to your own database
sudo andronix-postgres stop     # stop it

The first start creates the database cluster, a database role and a database named after your user. The server only listens on the phone itself (127.0.0.1 and a local socket).

• sudo andronix-postgres status shows whether it's running.
• Removing the db pack keeps your databases and says where they are. To delete them too, use andronix pack remove --purge debian db.