How To Install android-tools-adb on Ubuntu 20.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install android-tools-adb on Ubuntu 20.04. android-tools-adb is transitional package

Introduction

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

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 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-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 Ubuntu. 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 Ubuntu 20.04

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 Ubuntu 20.04, 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 Ubuntu 20.04 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

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Summary

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