How To Install aapt on Kali Linux

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install aapt on Kali Linux.

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 Kali Linux. 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 on Kali Linux first since aptitude is usually not installed by default on Kali Linux. 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 Kali Linux

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 Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove aapt

Remove aapt Configurations and Data

To remove aapt configuration and data from Kali Linux 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:

• android-libaapt
• android-libandroidfw
• android-libbase

References

• aapt website

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install aapt package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.