How To Install android-sdk-libsparse-utils on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install android-sdk-libsparse-utils on Kali Linux. android-sdk-libsparse-utils is Android sparse image creation tool

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install android-sdk-libsparse-utils on Kali Linux.

What is android-sdk-libsparse-utils

android-sdk-libsparse-utils is:

Command line tools to create sparse images for usage with Android devices. Includes simg2img, img2simg, simg2simg, simg_dump and append2simg tools.

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

sudo apt-get -y install android-sdk-libsparse-utils

Install android-sdk-libsparse-utils Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install android-sdk-libsparse-utils

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

sudo aptitude -y install android-sdk-libsparse-utils

How To Uninstall android-sdk-libsparse-utils on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove android-sdk-libsparse-utils

Uninstall android-sdk-libsparse-utils And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove android-sdk-libsparse-utils

Remove android-sdk-libsparse-utils Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge android-sdk-libsparse-utils

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

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge android-sdk-libsparse-utils

Dependencies

android-sdk-libsparse-utils have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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