diff --git a/new.sh b/new.sh
index 08fed472a..563b6d2e1 100644
--- a/new.sh
+++ b/new.sh
@@ -26,6 +26,10 @@ main_xbps() {
     return 0
 }
 
+main_pkg() {
+    return 0
+}
+
 main_apt() {
     return 0
 }
@@ -93,6 +97,10 @@ main_apt() {
   return 1
 }
 
+main_pkg() {
+  return 1
+}
+
 main_brew() {
   return 1
 }
diff --git a/require.sh b/require.sh
index 3552eca31..2c66c24e4 100644
--- a/require.sh
+++ b/require.sh
@@ -48,6 +48,24 @@ function not_require_pacman() {
     fi
 }
 
+# install packages using pkg
+function require_pkg() {
+    declare -a to_install_pkg
+    to_install_pkg=()
+
+    for pkg in "$@"; do
+        running "require" " pkg ${pkg}"
+        if ! pkg list-installed | grep "${pkg}" &>/dev/null; then
+            to_install_pkg+=("${pkg}")
+        fi
+    done
+
+    if [[ ${#to_install_pkg[@]} -ne 0 ]]; then
+        action "require" " pkg install ${to_install_pkg[*]}"
+        pkg install "${to_install_pkg[@]}"
+    fi
+}
+
 # install packages using brew
 function require_brew() {
     declare -a to_install_pkg
diff --git a/start.sh b/start.sh
index baf04579c..2266b2428 100755
--- a/start.sh
+++ b/start.sh
@@ -257,6 +257,19 @@ install() {
         return
     fi
 
+    if [[ "${OSTYPE}" == "linux-android" ]]; then
+        msg " android (termux), using pkg"
+
+        if declare -f main_pkg >/dev/null; then
+            main_brew
+        else
+            msg "main_pkg not found, there is nothing to do" "error"
+            exit
+        fi
+
+        return
+    fi
+
     if [[ -n "$(command -v apt)" ]]; then
         msg " linux with apt installed, using apt"