How To Install simg2img on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install simg2img on Debian 9. simg2img is Android sparse image conversion tool

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install simg2img on Debian 9.

What is simg2img

simg2img is:

A command line tool to convert sparse images to raw images, which can then be manipulated with the standard tools.

There are three methods to install simg2img 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 simg2img Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install simg2img using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install simg2img

Install simg2img Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install simg2img using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install simg2img

Install simg2img 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 simg2img using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install simg2img

How To Uninstall simg2img on Debian 9

To uninstall only the simg2img package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove simg2img

Uninstall simg2img And Its Dependencies

To uninstall simg2img and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove simg2img

Remove simg2img Configurations and Data

To remove simg2img configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge simg2img

Remove simg2img configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove simg2img configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge simg2img

Dependencies

simg2img have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install simg2img package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.