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