How To Install android-tools-adb on Debian 10
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install android-tools-adb on Debian 10.
What is android-tools-adb
android-tools-adb is:
This is a transitional package. It can safely be removed.
There are three methods to install android-tools-adb on Debian 10. 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-tools-adb 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-tools-adb using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install android-tools-adb
Install android-tools-adb Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install android-tools-adb using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install android-tools-adb
Install android-tools-adb 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 Debian. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.
sudo aptitude update
After updating apt database, We can install android-tools-adb using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install android-tools-adb
How To Uninstall android-tools-adb on Debian 10
To uninstall only the android-tools-adb package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove android-tools-adb
Uninstall android-tools-adb And Its Dependencies
To uninstall android-tools-adb and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 10, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove android-tools-adb
Remove android-tools-adb Configurations and Data
To remove android-tools-adb configuration and data from Debian 10 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge android-tools-adb
Remove android-tools-adb configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove android-tools-adb configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge android-tools-adb
Dependencies
android-tools-adb have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install android-tools-adb package on Debian 10 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.