How To Install aapt on Debian 11
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install aapt on Debian 11.
What is aapt
aapt is:
The Android Asset Packaging Tool (aapt) takes your application resource files, such as the AndroidManifest.xml file and the XML files for your Activities, and compiles them. An R.java is also produced so you can reference your resources from your Java code. This tool allows you to view, create, and update Zip-compatible archives (zip, jar, apk). It can also compile resources into binary assets.
There are three methods to install aapt on Debian 11. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install aapt Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install aapt using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install aapt
Install aapt Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install aapt using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install aapt
Install aapt 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 aapt using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install aapt
How To Uninstall aapt on Debian 11
To uninstall only the aapt package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove aapt
Uninstall aapt And Its Dependencies
To uninstall aapt and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 11, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove aapt
Remove aapt Configurations and Data
To remove aapt configuration and data from Debian 11 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge aapt
Remove aapt configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove aapt configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge aapt
Dependencies
aapt have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install aapt package on Debian 11 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
