How To Install android-sdk-platform-23 on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install android-sdk-platform-23 on Debian 9.
What is android-sdk-platform-23
android-sdk-platform-23 is:
This package provides the Android SDK Platform for API Level 23 (6.0 Marshmallow).
An Android SDK Platform of a specific API Level is required to build any Android applications that target this API Level.
There are three methods to install android-sdk-platform-23 on Debian 9. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install android-sdk-platform-23 Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install android-sdk-platform-23 using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install android-sdk-platform-23
Install android-sdk-platform-23 Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install android-sdk-platform-23 using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install android-sdk-platform-23
Install android-sdk-platform-23 Using aptitude
If you want to follow this method, you might need to install aptitude first since aptitude is usually not installed by default on Debian. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.
sudo aptitude update
After updating apt database, We can install android-sdk-platform-23 using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install android-sdk-platform-23
How To Uninstall android-sdk-platform-23 on Debian 9
To uninstall only the android-sdk-platform-23 package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove android-sdk-platform-23
Uninstall android-sdk-platform-23 And Its Dependencies
To uninstall android-sdk-platform-23 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove android-sdk-platform-23
Remove android-sdk-platform-23 Configurations and Data
To remove android-sdk-platform-23 configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge android-sdk-platform-23
Remove android-sdk-platform-23 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove android-sdk-platform-23 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge android-sdk-platform-23
Dependencies
android-sdk-platform-23 have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install android-sdk-platform-23 package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
