How To Install apksigcopier on Ubuntu 22.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install apksigcopier on Ubuntu 22.04. apksigcopier is copy/extract/patch android apk signatures & compare apks

Introduction

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

What is apksigcopier

apksigcopier is:

apksigcopier is a tool for copying android APK signatures from a signed APK to an unsigned one (in order to verify reproducible builds). It can also be used to compare two APKs with different signatures. Its command-line tool offers four operations:

  • copy signatures directly from a signed to an unsigned APK
  • extract signatures from a signed APK to a directory
  • patch previously extracted signatures onto an unsigned APK
  • compare two APKs with different signatures (requires apksigner)

There are three methods to install apksigcopier 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 apksigcopier Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install apksigcopier

Install apksigcopier Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install apksigcopier

Install apksigcopier 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 apksigcopier using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install apksigcopier

How To Uninstall apksigcopier on Ubuntu 22.04

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

sudo apt-get remove apksigcopier

Uninstall apksigcopier And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove apksigcopier

Remove apksigcopier Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge apksigcopier

Remove apksigcopier configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge apksigcopier

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Summary

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