How To Install android-libnativehelper on Ubuntu 20.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install android-libnativehelper on Ubuntu 20.04. android-libnativehelper is Support functions for Androids class libraries

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install android-libnativehelper on Ubuntu 20.04.

What is android-libnativehelper

android-libnativehelper is:

This library is only used by Android SDK currently.

There are three methods to install android-libnativehelper on Ubuntu 20.04. 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-libnativehelper 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-libnativehelper using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install android-libnativehelper

Install android-libnativehelper Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install android-libnativehelper

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

sudo aptitude -y install android-libnativehelper

How To Uninstall android-libnativehelper on Ubuntu 20.04

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

sudo apt-get remove android-libnativehelper

Uninstall android-libnativehelper And Its Dependencies

To uninstall android-libnativehelper and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 20.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove android-libnativehelper

Remove android-libnativehelper Configurations and Data

To remove android-libnativehelper configuration and data from Ubuntu 20.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge android-libnativehelper

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

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

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

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install android-libnativehelper package on Ubuntu 20.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.