diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
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+++ b/README.md
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
 
 turn your phone or raspi into a portable file server with resumable uploads/downloads using *any* web browser
 
-* server only needs `py2.7` or `py3.3+`, all dependencies optional
+* server only needs Python (`2.7` or `3.3+`), all dependencies optional
 * browse/upload with [IE4](#browser-support) / netscape4.0 on win3.11 (heh)
 * protocols: [http](#the-browser) // [ftp](#ftp-server) // [webdav](#webdav-server) // [smb/cifs](#smb-server)
 
@@ -1389,15 +1389,15 @@ then again, if you are already into downloading shady binaries from the internet
 
 install [Termux](https://termux.com/) + its companion app `Termux:API` (see [ocv.me/termux](https://ocv.me/termux/)) and then copy-paste this into Termux (long-tap) all at once:
 ```sh
-apt update && apt -y full-upgrade && apt update && termux-setup-storage && apt -y install python termux-api && python -m ensurepip && python -m pip install --user -U copyparty && { grep -qE 'PATH=.*\.local/bin' ~/.bashrc 2>/dev/null || { echo 'PATH="$HOME/.local/bin:$PATH"' >> ~/.bashrc && . ~/.bashrc; }; }
+yes | pkg upgrade && termux-setup-storage && yes | pkg install python termux-api && python -m ensurepip && python -m pip install --user -U copyparty && { grep -qE 'PATH=.*\.local/bin' ~/.bashrc 2>/dev/null || { echo 'PATH="$HOME/.local/bin:$PATH"' >> ~/.bashrc && . ~/.bashrc; }; }
 echo $?
 ```
 
 after the initial setup, you can launch copyparty at any time by running `copyparty` anywhere in Termux -- and if you run it with `--qr` you'll get a [neat qr-code](#qr-code) pointing to your external ip
 
-if you want thumbnails, `apt -y install ffmpeg`
+if you want thumbnails (photos+videos) and you're okay with spending another 132 MiB of storage, `pkg install ffmpeg && python3 -m pip install --user -U pillow`
 
-* or if you want to use vips instead, `apt -y install libvips && python -m pip install --user -U wheel && python -m pip install --user -U pyvips && (cd /data/data/com.termux/files/usr/lib/; ln -s libgobject-2.0.so{,.0}; ln -s libvips.so{,.42})`
+* or if you want to use `vips` for photo-thumbs instead, `pkg install libvips && python -m pip install --user -U wheel && python -m pip install --user -U pyvips && (cd /data/data/com.termux/files/usr/lib/; ln -s libgobject-2.0.so{,.0}; ln -s libvips.so{,.42})`
 
 
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