How to Install and Uninstall android-permissions Package on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

Last updated: November 26,2024

1. Install "android-permissions" package

This guide covers the steps necessary to install android-permissions on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
                android-permissions
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "android-permissions" package

Please follow the instructions below to uninstall android-permissions on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                android-permissions
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the android-permissions package on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

Package: android-permissions
Priority: extra
Section: universe/utils
Installed-Size: 49
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Android Tools
Architecture: all
Version: 0.2
Conflicts: linux-image, linux-image-generic
Filename: pool/universe/a/android-permissions/android-permissions_0.2_all.deb
Size: 7096
MD5sum: 7f43a708d01d2a579a03f2d73b270a7b
SHA1: dbb36add54278d2c5a738f82c2f66e11d60ad76d
SHA256: 4d4e150c9f76fc566cb5c8d3a44f7950eb4ae41a598f6b61d1a6003c93cf6230
Description-en: create gids that represent Android permissions
This package sets up Android permissions in a Debian chroot to provide good
integration into a host Android system. It must be installed as early as
possible in the process of setting up the chroot, ideally using debootstrap's
--include= flag or something like that. Uninstalling this package will not
remove the users and groups it creates since they are required for normal
operation of the Debian chroot.
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Android is based on the Linux kernel, but is not a UNIX operating
system. That means that Debian can be installed in parallel with Android,
using the same kernel as Android. Android uses Linux uids and gids quite
differently than GNU/Linux. Each app has its own uid and gid, and every part
of that app runs as that uid/gid, providing "sandboxing" between apps. Linux
groups are also used to represent system permissions, like internet access.
This package sets up all of the Android permissions uids and gids in Debian
so that you can easily give Debian processes Android permissions by adding
that process's uid to the group that represents the permission, e.g. a uid
must be included in the "inet" group/permission in order to have network
access. Specifically, this package adds all uids and gids for everything
listed in Android's system/core/include/private/android_filesystem_config.h.
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This is required in Debian+Android setups created by Android apps such as
Debian Kit and Lil' Debi. This only makes sense to install on a Debian
chroot running on Android. It needs to be installed as early as possible in
the install process to prevent conflicting user/group names with Debian.
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This package is based on Sven-Ola Tuecke's 'andromize' package.
Description-md5: e140563a7bf70169e5c3eec5af08ace9
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Origin: Ubuntu