How To Install sdkmanager on Ubuntu 22.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install sdkmanager
on Ubuntu 22.04.
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 Ubuntu 22.04. 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 Ubuntu. 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 Ubuntu 22.04
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 Ubuntu 22.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove sdkmanager
Remove sdkmanager Configurations and Data
To remove sdkmanager
configuration and data from Ubuntu 22.04 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
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install sdkmanager
package on Ubuntu 22.04 using different package management tools: apt
, apt-get
and aptitude
.