How To Install android-sdk-build-tools on Kali Linux

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install android-sdk-build-tools on Kali Linux.

What is android-sdk-build-tools

android-sdk-build-tools is:

The Android SDK includes a variety of tools that help you develop mobile applications for the Android platform. The tools are classified into 3 groups: SDK Tools, Platform-tools and Build-tools.

Build-tools is a component of the Android SDK required for building Android application code.

This package pulls Android SDK Build-tool.

There are three methods to install android-sdk-build-tools 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-sdk-build-tools 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-sdk-build-tools using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install android-sdk-build-tools

Install android-sdk-build-tools Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install android-sdk-build-tools

Install android-sdk-build-tools 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-sdk-build-tools using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install android-sdk-build-tools

How To Uninstall android-sdk-build-tools on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the android-sdk-build-tools package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove android-sdk-build-tools

Uninstall android-sdk-build-tools And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove android-sdk-build-tools

Remove android-sdk-build-tools Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge android-sdk-build-tools

Remove android-sdk-build-tools configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge android-sdk-build-tools

Dependencies

android-sdk-build-tools have the following dependencies:

• android-sdk-build-tools-common
• aapt

References

• android-sdk-build-tools website

Summary

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