How To Install mkbootimg on Ubuntu 22.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install mkbootimg
on Ubuntu 22.04.
What is mkbootimg
mkbootimg is:
Creates Android boot images that includes kernel image and ramdisk, in a special format which can be used with fastboot.
There are three methods to install mkbootimg
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 mkbootimg Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get
using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install mkbootimg
using apt-get
by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install mkbootimg
Install mkbootimg Using apt
Update apt database with apt
using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install mkbootimg
using apt
by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install mkbootimg
Install mkbootimg 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 mkbootimg
using aptitude
by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install mkbootimg
How To Uninstall mkbootimg on Ubuntu 22.04
To uninstall only the mkbootimg
package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove mkbootimg
Uninstall mkbootimg And Its Dependencies
To uninstall mkbootimg
and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 22.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove mkbootimg
Remove mkbootimg Configurations and Data
To remove mkbootimg
configuration and data from Ubuntu 22.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge mkbootimg
Remove mkbootimg configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove mkbootimg
configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge mkbootimg
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install mkbootimg
package on Ubuntu 22.04 using different package management tools: apt
, apt-get
and aptitude
.