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Note: F-Droid requires root privileges to install Privileged Extension
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as a system "priv-app".
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[[org.fdroid.fdroid]] can make use of system privileges or permissions
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to install, update and remove applications on its own. The only way to
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obtain those privileges is to become a system app.
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This is where the Privileged Extension comes in - being a separate app
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and much smaller, it can be installed as a system app and communicate
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with the main app via AIDL IPC.
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This has several advantages:
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* Reduced disk usage in the system partition
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* System updates don't remove F-Droid
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* The process of installing into system via root is safer
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Instead of this build, most users will want to install the
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"Over-The-Air" (OTA) update ZIP file is called
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[[org.fdroid.fdroid.privileged.ota]]. This is here to update
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Privileged Extension when it has been installed using the OTA ZIP.
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