Guide to Linux
Essence Infotech · com.essence.linuxcommands
- Signature matches the Google Play version Details
At a glance
- Latest version
- v3.1.2 (24)
- Updated
- Sep 25, 2016 (10 years ago)
- APK size
- 6.5 MB
- Requires
- Android 3.0+ (API 11)
- CPU support
- x86 32-bit, ARM (legacy), MIPS
- Category
- Education (app)
- Listed since
- Feb 5, 2016 (at least)
- Permissions
- 9 (2 sensitive)
- Website
- essenceinfotech.com
- Developer contact
- [email protected]
About this APK
Guide to Linux is an app by Essence Infotech in the Education category, listed since at least February 2016. It includes native code only for x86 32-bit, ARM (legacy) and MIPS, so it won't run on 64-bit-only phones such as recent Pixels.
It asks for 9 permissions, 2 of them sensitive: read shared storage and modify shared storage. The app offers in-app purchases through Google Play.
What's new in v3.1.2
Description
From the listing uploaded by “apps”.
Security & authenticity
Signing certificate
- Signature matches the Google Play version Checked by the source store on Sep 25, 2016.
- Certificate issued to “EssenceInfotech” This is the certificate of the Google Play version.
Store checks and file details
- Developer signature verified Sep 19, 2016
- Validated against Google Play Sep 25, 2016
- Antivirus scan passed May 31, 2020
- Signed byCN=Yogesh Kushwaha, OU=Mobile Apps, O=EssenceInfotech, L=Mumbai, ST=Maharashtra, C=91
- Signing certificate (SHA-1)7A:D4:3E:39:75:31:BE:0B:1D:5B:01:7E:79:CE:B2:2E:95:B4:CE:DE
- File MD5994d2ed119adfb3a818c1a349b56870a
- Uploaded by “apps” Platinum tier · 3,423,810 followers · uploading since 2010
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Permissions (9)
Guide to Linux requests 9 permissions, 2 of them sensitive.
- Modify shared storage Sensitive android.permission.WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE
- Read shared storage Sensitive android.permission.READ_EXTERNAL_STORAGE
- Access superuser android.permission.ACCESS_SUPERUSER
- Full network access android.permission.INTERNET
- In-app purchases (Google Play Billing) com.android.vending.BILLING
- Prevent the device from sleeping android.permission.WAKE_LOCK
- Push messaging (app-defined) com.essence.linuxcommands.permission.C2D_MESSAGE
- Receive push notifications com.google.android.c2dm.permission.RECEIVE
- View network connections android.permission.ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE
Guide to Linux APK: questions and answers
Can I install this APK over the version I already have?
Yes, if your installed copy is older. It is signed like the Google Play version, so Android installs it as an update and keeps your data.
Is Guide to Linux free?
The APK is free to download, but the app offers in-app purchases through Google Play.
Is the Guide to 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. Its signature matches the Google Play version. After downloading, check that the file's MD5 is 994d2ed119adfb3a818c1a349b56870a.