How To Install android-libandroidfw on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install android-libandroidfw on Kali Linux. android-libandroidfw is Android utility library

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install android-libandroidfw on Kali Linux.

What is android-libandroidfw

android-libandroidfw is:

Library providing utility functions to Android related tools. This is needed purely to get various Android utilities working. In the Google builds of the Android SDK, this library is statically linked, but in the Debian packaging, it is a private shared library.

There are three methods to install android-libandroidfw 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 android-libandroidfw Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install android-libandroidfw

Install android-libandroidfw Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install android-libandroidfw

Install android-libandroidfw 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 android-libandroidfw using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install android-libandroidfw

How To Uninstall android-libandroidfw on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the android-libandroidfw package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove android-libandroidfw

Uninstall android-libandroidfw And Its Dependencies

To uninstall android-libandroidfw and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove android-libandroidfw

Remove android-libandroidfw Configurations and Data

To remove android-libandroidfw configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge android-libandroidfw

Remove android-libandroidfw configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge android-libandroidfw

Dependencies

android-libandroidfw have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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