How To Install android-sdk-helper on Ubuntu 22.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install android-sdk-helper on Ubuntu 22.04. android-sdk-helper is Helper tools for building Android apps using Debians Android SDK

Introduction

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

What is android-sdk-helper

android-sdk-helper is:

The Android SDK packaged in Debian is a restricted distribution with only one version of Build-Tools and limited selections of the Android target frameworks (android.jar). This package provides helper tools to build Android apps using Debian’s Android SDK without modifying the build scripts.

This package consists of:

  • A Gradle init script that forces a build script to use the Gradle Android Plugin in Debian which is patched to work with the SDK.

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

sudo apt-get -y install android-sdk-helper

Install android-sdk-helper Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install android-sdk-helper

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

sudo aptitude -y install android-sdk-helper

How To Uninstall android-sdk-helper on Ubuntu 22.04

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

sudo apt-get remove android-sdk-helper

Uninstall android-sdk-helper And Its Dependencies

To uninstall android-sdk-helper and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 22.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove android-sdk-helper

Remove android-sdk-helper Configurations and Data

To remove android-sdk-helper configuration and data from Ubuntu 22.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge android-sdk-helper

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

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge android-sdk-helper

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Summary

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