How To Install android-tools-fastboot on Ubuntu 20.04

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

Introduction

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

What is android-tools-fastboot

android-tools-fastboot is:

This is a transitional package. It can safely be removed.

There are three methods to install android-tools-fastboot 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-fastboot 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-fastboot using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install android-tools-fastboot

Install android-tools-fastboot Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install android-tools-fastboot using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install android-tools-fastboot

Install android-tools-fastboot 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-fastboot using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install android-tools-fastboot

How To Uninstall android-tools-fastboot on Ubuntu 20.04

To uninstall only the android-tools-fastboot package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove android-tools-fastboot

Uninstall android-tools-fastboot And Its Dependencies

To uninstall android-tools-fastboot 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-fastboot

Remove android-tools-fastboot Configurations and Data

To remove android-tools-fastboot configuration and data from Ubuntu 20.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge android-tools-fastboot

Remove android-tools-fastboot configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge android-tools-fastboot

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Summary

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