I was looking for GNUroot on f-droid and instead found UserLAnd(0):

> Run full linux distros or specific applications on top of Android.

Sounds pretty neat. So there's some convenience layer there.

> No root required.

Ok, just like GNUroot. So how does this compare to ...

> UserLAnd was created and is being actively maintained by the folks behind the popular Android application, GNURoot Debian. It is meant as a replacement for the original GNURoot Debian app.(1)

Aha!

> Sadly, GNURoot is no longer maintained and no longer works properly after Android releases.(2)

Gotcha.

(0) f-droid.org/en/packages/tech.u…
(1) play.google.com/store/apps/det…
(2) osjournal.com/userland-review-…

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