Just a heads up, GOS doesn’t recommend the F-droid app as apparently there’s some security concerns. SideOfBurritos on YouTube talks more about it. An app like Droidify or Neo Store would be better and still uses the same F-Droid repositories. I use and really like Obtanium which allows you to download and manage apps directly from their websites, GitHub, F-Droid, & more.
Seconded on Obtainium. Basically any FOSS app is gonna have a repo there with releases regardless, and you can always just use an f-droid repository if they only publish releases there.
Plus, way easier to export a list of installed apps to restore them at a later date!
I don’t really know much about it to be honest, and the video is pretty old, and someone in the comments says the issue is fixed but I haven’t seen that anywhere else. I just use Obtanium anyway since you can get most FOSS apps from GitHub, a for ones that don’t, you can still find F-Droid apps. SideOfBurritos also has a more recent video about how to set up and use Obtanium if you’re interested.
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Just a heads up, GOS doesn’t recommend the F-droid app as apparently there’s some security concerns. SideOfBurritos on YouTube talks more about it. An app like Droidify or Neo Store would be better and still uses the same F-Droid repositories. I use and really like Obtanium which allows you to download and manage apps directly from their websites, GitHub, F-Droid, & more.
Seconded on Obtainium. Basically any FOSS app is gonna have a repo there with releases regardless, and you can always just use an f-droid repository if they only publish releases there.
Plus, way easier to export a list of installed apps to restore them at a later date!
Good to know. Any informative reads on this? I like burritos but prefer them as the main dish.
Here’s the Side of Burritos video with two followup videos in the description (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IzpVI4zaso0)
I don’t really know much about it to be honest, and the video is pretty old, and someone in the comments says the issue is fixed but I haven’t seen that anywhere else. I just use Obtanium anyway since you can get most FOSS apps from GitHub, a for ones that don’t, you can still find F-Droid apps. SideOfBurritos also has a more recent video about how to set up and use Obtanium if you’re interested.
I’ve been meaning to try out Obtanium anyway since the Linux Unplugged podcast talked about it.
Good to know. Any informative reads on this? I like burritos but prefer them as the main dish.
Is there a way to install Obtainium other than downloading it from a seemingly random website?
You can download the APK right from their website as well as I believe their GitHub.
Their website also has the certificate hash to verify with AppVerifier
Thank you for the information!