diff --git a/packages/abuild/Makefile.patch b/disabled-packages/abuild/Makefile.patch
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rename from packages/abuild/Makefile.patch
rename to disabled-packages/abuild/Makefile.patch
diff --git a/packages/abuild/abuild-fetch.c.patch b/disabled-packages/abuild/abuild-fetch.c.patch
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rename from packages/abuild/abuild-fetch.c.patch
rename to disabled-packages/abuild/abuild-fetch.c.patch
diff --git a/packages/abuild/abuild-keygen.in.patch b/disabled-packages/abuild/abuild-keygen.in.patch
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rename from packages/abuild/abuild-keygen.in.patch
rename to disabled-packages/abuild/abuild-keygen.in.patch
diff --git a/packages/abuild/abuild-rmtemp.c.patch b/disabled-packages/abuild/abuild-rmtemp.c.patch
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rename from packages/abuild/abuild-rmtemp.c.patch
rename to disabled-packages/abuild/abuild-rmtemp.c.patch
diff --git a/packages/abuild/abuild-sign.in.patch b/disabled-packages/abuild/abuild-sign.in.patch
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rename from packages/abuild/abuild-sign.in.patch
rename to disabled-packages/abuild/abuild-sign.in.patch
diff --git a/packages/abuild/abuild.conf.patch b/disabled-packages/abuild/abuild.conf.patch
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rename from packages/abuild/abuild.conf.patch
rename to disabled-packages/abuild/abuild.conf.patch
diff --git a/packages/abuild/abuild.in.patch b/disabled-packages/abuild/abuild.in.patch
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rename from packages/abuild/abuild.in.patch
rename to disabled-packages/abuild/abuild.in.patch
diff --git a/packages/abuild/build.sh b/disabled-packages/abuild/build.sh
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rename from packages/abuild/build.sh
rename to disabled-packages/abuild/build.sh
index c14ad1869..bf5eed6fa 100644
--- a/packages/abuild/build.sh
+++ b/disabled-packages/abuild/build.sh
@@ -1,5 +1,9 @@
-## TODO: restore fakeroot functionality
+##
+## Since Termux is continuing to use APT as package manager, abuild & apk-tools
+## are disabled because don't have real use-cases currently.
+##
 
+## TODO: restore fakeroot functionality
 TERMUX_PKG_HOMEPAGE=https://github.com/alpinelinux/abuild
 TERMUX_PKG_DESCRIPTION="Build script to build Alpine packages"
 TERMUX_PKG_LICENSE="GPL-2.0"
diff --git a/packages/abuild/checkapk.in.patch b/disabled-packages/abuild/checkapk.in.patch
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rename from packages/abuild/checkapk.in.patch
rename to disabled-packages/abuild/checkapk.in.patch
diff --git a/packages/abuild/functions.sh.in.patch b/disabled-packages/abuild/functions.sh.in.patch
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rename from packages/abuild/functions.sh.in.patch
rename to disabled-packages/abuild/functions.sh.in.patch
diff --git a/packages/abuild/sample.APKBUILD.patch b/disabled-packages/abuild/sample.APKBUILD.patch
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rename from packages/abuild/sample.APKBUILD.patch
rename to disabled-packages/abuild/sample.APKBUILD.patch
diff --git a/packages/apk-tools/Make.rules.patch b/disabled-packages/apk-tools/Make.rules.patch
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rename from packages/apk-tools/Make.rules.patch
rename to disabled-packages/apk-tools/Make.rules.patch
diff --git a/packages/apk-tools/Makefile.patch b/disabled-packages/apk-tools/Makefile.patch
similarity index 100%
rename from packages/apk-tools/Makefile.patch
rename to disabled-packages/apk-tools/Makefile.patch
diff --git a/packages/apk-tools/build.sh b/disabled-packages/apk-tools/build.sh
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rename from packages/apk-tools/build.sh
rename to disabled-packages/apk-tools/build.sh
index 6ac991fe7..2a0b27a88 100644
--- a/packages/apk-tools/build.sh
+++ b/disabled-packages/apk-tools/build.sh
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+##
+## Since Termux is continuing to use APT as package manager, abuild & apk-tools
+## are disabled because don't have real use-cases currently.
+##
+
 TERMUX_PKG_HOMEPAGE=https://wiki.alpinelinux.org/wiki/Alpine_Linux_package_management
 TERMUX_PKG_DESCRIPTION="Alpine Linux package management tools"
 TERMUX_PKG_LICENSE="GPL-2.0"
diff --git a/packages/apk-tools/libfetch-http.c.patch b/disabled-packages/apk-tools/libfetch-http.c.patch
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rename from packages/apk-tools/libfetch-http.c.patch
rename to disabled-packages/apk-tools/libfetch-http.c.patch
diff --git a/packages/apk-tools/src-apk.c.patch b/disabled-packages/apk-tools/src-apk.c.patch
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rename from packages/apk-tools/src-apk.c.patch
rename to disabled-packages/apk-tools/src-apk.c.patch
diff --git a/packages/apk-tools/src-archive.c.patch b/disabled-packages/apk-tools/src-archive.c.patch
similarity index 100%
rename from packages/apk-tools/src-archive.c.patch
rename to disabled-packages/apk-tools/src-archive.c.patch
diff --git a/packages/apk-tools/src-commit.c.patch b/disabled-packages/apk-tools/src-commit.c.patch
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rename from packages/apk-tools/src-commit.c.patch
rename to disabled-packages/apk-tools/src-commit.c.patch
diff --git a/packages/apk-tools/src-database.c.patch b/disabled-packages/apk-tools/src-database.c.patch
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rename from packages/apk-tools/src-database.c.patch
rename to disabled-packages/apk-tools/src-database.c.patch
diff --git a/packages/apk-tools/src-io.c.patch b/disabled-packages/apk-tools/src-io.c.patch
similarity index 100%
rename from packages/apk-tools/src-io.c.patch
rename to disabled-packages/apk-tools/src-io.c.patch
diff --git a/packages/apk-tools/src-package.c.patch b/disabled-packages/apk-tools/src-package.c.patch
similarity index 100%
rename from packages/apk-tools/src-package.c.patch
rename to disabled-packages/apk-tools/src-package.c.patch
diff --git a/packages/apk-tools/src-termux_prefix.h.patch b/disabled-packages/apk-tools/src-termux_prefix.h.patch
similarity index 100%
rename from packages/apk-tools/src-termux_prefix.h.patch
rename to disabled-packages/apk-tools/src-termux_prefix.h.patch