How To Install apkinfo on Ubuntu 22.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install apkinfo on Ubuntu 22.04. apkinfo is Simple CLI script to display info about an APK file

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install apkinfo on Ubuntu 22.04.

What is apkinfo

apkinfo is:

This command-line tool displays metadata information about an Android APK file. Simple things like package, version, and naming information.

There are three methods to install apkinfo on Ubuntu 22.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install apkinfo Using apt-get

Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install apkinfo using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install apkinfo

Install apkinfo Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install apkinfo using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install apkinfo

Install apkinfo 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 apkinfo using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install apkinfo

How To Uninstall apkinfo on Ubuntu 22.04

To uninstall only the apkinfo package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove apkinfo

Uninstall apkinfo And Its Dependencies

To uninstall apkinfo and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 22.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove apkinfo

Remove apkinfo Configurations and Data

To remove apkinfo configuration and data from Ubuntu 22.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge apkinfo

Remove apkinfo configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove apkinfo configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge apkinfo

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install apkinfo package on Ubuntu 22.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.