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Yesterday and today's adventure involved updating my faithful Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 10.1 WiFi tablet (model GT-P5113 without any cellular hardware, 3G or otherwise).
Yesterday and today's adventure involved updating my faithful Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 10.1 WiFi tablet (model GT-P5113 without any cellular hardware, 3G or otherwise).


Where to start?  There's so much floating around in my head right now on the subject, I hope I remember all of the important things.
Where to start?  There's so much floating around in my head, I hope I remember all of the important things.




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== My Device (The Details) ==
==My Device (The Details)==
As mentioned above I'm working with a Sam Galaxy Tab 2 10.1 Tablet.  It was originally released for sale back in May of 2013.  It is based on an [[wikipedia:OMAP|OMAP]] (Open Multimedia Applications Platform) design from Texas Instruments
As mentioned above I'm working with a Sam Galaxy Tab 2 10.1 Tablet.  It was originally released for sale back in May of 2013.  It is based on an [[wikipedia:OMAP|OMAP]] (Open Multimedia Applications Platform) system from Texas Instruments.  The CPU is an [[wikipedia:ARM_Cortex-A9|ARM based Dual Core Cortex A-9]]<nowiki/>operating at 1 GHz.  It has 16 GB of storage space (AKA non-volatile RAM, equivalent to an SSD) and an micro SD Card slot that can support a card up to 32 GB in size.  The screen has a resolution of 800 x 1280 pixels.  It even supports 802.11n WiFi (in addition to 802.11abg) and has blue tooth capability.


== First Things First ==
==First Things First==
OK, a couple of subjects to bring up first because they were holes that I fell into.  You might not understand exactly what I'm writing about, but more importantly you'll be aware of them ahead of time
OK, a couple of subjects to bring up first because they were holes that I fell into.  You might not understand exactly what I'm writing about, but more importantly you'll be aware of them ahead of time.  The "holes" I'm referring to may not affect you, but it did impact me (perhaps because my device is a bit more than a decade old.




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Magisk VS SuperSU
Magisk VS SuperSU
Do not use Open GApps
Google Play Store will not work (ever)