APK Linux

Centre for Mobile Education and Research · com.cmer.terminal

Not rated yet 4.6K downloads v2 6.7 MB Android 2.3.3+ PEGI 3 · Everyone

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At a glance

Latest version: v2 (2)
Updated: Jun 11, 2013 (13 years ago)
APK size: 6.7 MB
Requires: Android 2.3.3+ (API 10)
CPU support: Any (no native code)
Category: Libraries & Demo (app)
Permissions: 2 (1 sensitive)
Website: cmer.ca/apklinux
Developer contact: [email protected]

About this APK

APK Linux is an app by Centre for Mobile Education and Research in the Libraries & Demo category. It has no native code, so it runs on any Android processor.

It asks for 2 permissions, 1 of them sensitive: modify shared storage.

Description

From the listing uploaded by “xboxoneconsole”.

This is an embedded Linux distribution for ARM-based Android 4.03+ devices. It is meant to be used as a bare-bones Linux distribution with all the potential functionality of a full desktop. The objective is to make it easily distributed without the need to root your device. This app is meant for the power user, and is still experimental. In order to use it, you must have ConnectBot (or any other Telent client) installed on your device. Once downloaded and installed, simply press the APK Linux icon and the program will copy the distribution files onto your device and connect via Telnet. Altneratively, you may connect from your desktop using "adb" TCP forwarding on port 9000 and then telneting to localhost. To kill the application completely, open the terminal and type the command "pkill cmer". To learn more and find tutorials on how to build your own Linux distribution for Android, please visithttp://cmer.uoguelph.ca/apklinuxand follow the instructions. Please email any feedback and bug reports to:[email protected] is being released under the GPL License v2.

Security & authenticity

Security rating: Trusted

Signing certificate

Certificate issued to “University of Guelph” The developer's name — though anyone can put any name in a certificate.

Store checks and file details

Developer signature verified Nov 9, 2017
Antivirus scan passed Nov 3, 2020
Signed byCN=CMER CMER, OU=CMER, O=University of Guelph, L=Guelph, ST=ON, C=CA
Signing certificate (SHA-1)F8:A6:35:26:4B:48:28:CF:D1:A6:8E:21:97:1D:CB:51:A3:3B:94:8C
File MD599b174f3020252a07fa65c091804ba4f
Uploaded by “xboxoneconsole” 164 followers · uploading since 2013

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Permissions (2)

APK Linux requests 2 permissions, 1 of them sensitive.

Modify shared storage Sensitive android.permission.WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE
Full network access android.permission.INTERNET

Required hardware & features

Touchscreen android.hardware.touchscreen

APK Linux APK: questions and answers

Can I install this APK over the version I already have?

Only if it is signed with the same certificate as the copy on your phone and isn't an older version. If Android says “App not installed”, the certificates differ; uninstalling your copy first works but deletes its data unless it is backed up.

Is the APK Linux APK safe?

No one can promise that a file is safe, but some things can be checked. The source store rates this file Trusted. After downloading, check that the file's MD5 is 99b174f3020252a07fa65c091804ba4f.