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GNURoot Aboriginal

Corbin Champion · champion.gnuroot.aboriginal

3.7 out of 5 (3 ratings) 770 downloads v0.0.4 2.3 MB Android 1.6+ PEGI 3 · Everyone

At a glance

Latest version
v0.0.4 (4)
Updated
Feb 23, 2021 (5 years ago)
APK size
2.3 MB
Requires
Android 1.6+ (API 4)
CPU support
ARM (legacy)
Category
Tools (app)
Listed since
Apr 22, 2015 (at least)
Permissions
6 (1 sensitive)
Website
github.com/corbinlc
Developer contact
[email protected]

About this APK

GNURoot Aboriginal is an app by Corbin Champion in the Tools category, listed since at least April 2015. It includes native code only for ARM (legacy), so it won't run on 64-bit-only phones such as recent Pixels.

It asks for 6 permissions, 1 of them sensitive: modify shared storage.

What's new in v0.0.4

Hard links now emulated properly. Allows Aboriginal to rebuild itself.

Description

From the listing uploaded by “apps”.

Allows you to create and launch an Aboriginal rootfs without rooting your device when used along with GNURoot (champion.gnuroot). Aboriginal is busybox and toybox based and very lightweight. I have included gcc with it.

Security & authenticity

Security rating: Trusted

Signing certificate

  • Certificate issued to “Corbin Champion” The developer's name — though anyone can put any name in a certificate.

Store checks and file details

  • Developer signature verified Nov 25, 2014
  • Antivirus scan passed Nov 18, 2020
  • Signed byCN=Corbin Champion
  • Signing certificate (SHA-1)A5:9D:5D:55:A6:C6:6B:DA:FB:CD:5B:CF:DF:05:88:AA:4F:17:A1:53
  • File MD5d482d8f1259f609b3708b5243f8b0410
  • Uploaded by “apps” Platinum tier · 3,423,810 followers · uploading since 2010

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Permissions (6)

GNURoot Aboriginal requests 6 permissions, 1 of them sensitive.

Required hardware & features

GNURoot Aboriginal APK: questions and answers

How much space does GNURoot Aboriginal need?

The APK is 2.3 MB, and the app also needs 30.3 MB of extra data (OBB files). Leave about 34.9 MB free for the installation.

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 GNURoot Aboriginal 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 d482d8f1259f609b3708b5243f8b0410.

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