How To Install android-tools-fastboot on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install android-tools-fastboot on Debian 9.
What is android-tools-fastboot
android-tools-fastboot is:
This is a transitional package. It can safely be removed.
There are three methods to install android-tools-fastboot 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-tools-fastboot 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-tools-fastboot using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install android-tools-fastboot
Install android-tools-fastboot Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install android-tools-fastboot using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install android-tools-fastboot
Install android-tools-fastboot 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-tools-fastboot using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install android-tools-fastboot
How To Uninstall android-tools-fastboot on Debian 9
To uninstall only the android-tools-fastboot package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove android-tools-fastboot
Uninstall android-tools-fastboot And Its Dependencies
To uninstall android-tools-fastboot and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove android-tools-fastboot
Remove android-tools-fastboot Configurations and Data
To remove android-tools-fastboot configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge android-tools-fastboot
Remove android-tools-fastboot configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove android-tools-fastboot configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge android-tools-fastboot
Dependencies
android-tools-fastboot have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install android-tools-fastboot package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
