How To Install android-libsparse on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install android-libsparse on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is android-libsparse
android-libsparse is:
This library provides APIs for creating, manipulating and destroying sparse files.
This library is only used by Android SDK currently.
There are three methods to install android-libsparse on Ubuntu 18.04. 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-libsparse 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-libsparse using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install android-libsparse
Install android-libsparse Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install android-libsparse using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install android-libsparse
Install android-libsparse 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-libsparse using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install android-libsparse
How To Uninstall android-libsparse on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the android-libsparse package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove android-libsparse
Uninstall android-libsparse And Its Dependencies
To uninstall android-libsparse and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove android-libsparse
Remove android-libsparse Configurations and Data
To remove android-libsparse configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge android-libsparse
Remove android-libsparse configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove android-libsparse configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge android-libsparse
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install android-libsparse package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
