How To Install sdkmanager on Debian 12

Learn how to install sdkmanager on Debian 12 with this tutorial. sdkmanager is Package manager for Android SDK packages

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install sdkmanager on Debian 12.

What is sdkmanager

sdkmanager is:

A drop-in replacement for sdkmanager from the Android SDK written in Python. It implements the exact API of the sdkmanager (https://developer.android.com/studio/command-line/sdkmanager) command line. It only deviates from that API if it can be done while being 100% compatible.

The project also attempts to maintain the same terminal output so it can be compatible with things that scrape sdkmanager output.

There are three methods to install sdkmanager on Debian 12. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install sdkmanager Using apt-get

Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install sdkmanager using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install sdkmanager

Install sdkmanager Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install sdkmanager using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install sdkmanager

Install sdkmanager 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 sdkmanager using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install sdkmanager

How To Uninstall sdkmanager on Debian 12

To uninstall only the sdkmanager package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove sdkmanager

Uninstall sdkmanager And Its Dependencies

To uninstall sdkmanager and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove sdkmanager

Remove sdkmanager Configurations and Data

To remove sdkmanager configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge sdkmanager

Remove sdkmanager configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove sdkmanager configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge sdkmanager

Dependencies

sdkmanager have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install sdkmanager package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.