Issue
I am trying to install octave from the "Its Pointless" repository mentioned in the termux wiki. The repository is added successfully as far as I can tell. However, when I try the command pkg install octave I get the error "octave Depends openblas" "octave Depends arpack-ng" "Unable to correct problems, you have held broken packages"
I have run dpkg --get-selections | grep held but it doesn't return anything.
When I try to run pkg install openblas it gives the error "openblas Depends libgcc but it is not installable"
When I try to run pkg install libgcc it gives the error "package libgcc is not available but is referred to by another package, this may mean the package is missing, has been obsoleted, or is only available from another source. However, the following packages replace it: ndk-sysroot"
After searching some more I did pkg install clang but I still get the same errors. ndk-sysroot has been installed during installation of clang.
I have done apt-get autoclean, apt-get autoremove and apt-get purge but that did not do anything.
What can I do to fix this problem and install octave on my phone?
Solution
The problem got solved by itself.
I tried pkg install octave again and got a response saying "The repository https://termux.net stable Release is no longer signed."
So I ran the command bash setup-pointless-repo.sh again.
And that was it! pkg install octave is now working.
Answered By - Sohaib Afzal Answer Checked By - Terry (WPSolving Volunteer)