How To Install android-libandroidfw on Ubuntu 22.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install android-libandroidfw on Ubuntu 22.04. android-libandroidfw is Android utility library

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install android-libandroidfw on Ubuntu 22.04.

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 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 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 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 android-libandroidfw using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install android-libandroidfw

How To Uninstall android-libandroidfw on Ubuntu 22.04

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 Ubuntu 22.04, 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 Ubuntu 22.04 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

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install android-libandroidfw package on Ubuntu 22.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.