Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install android-sdk-build-tools on Ubuntu 22.04.
What is android-sdk-build-tools
android-sdk-build-tools is:
The Android SDK includes a variety of tools that help you develop mobile
applications for the Android platform. The tools are classified into 3 groups:
SDK Tools, Platform-tools and Build-tools.
Build-tools is a component of the Android SDK required for building Android
application code.
This package pulls Android SDK Build-tool.
There are three methods to install android-sdk-build-tools 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 android-sdk-build-tools 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-sdk-build-tools using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install android-sdk-build-tools
Install android-sdk-build-tools Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install android-sdk-build-tools using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install android-sdk-build-tools
Install android-sdk-build-tools 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-sdk-build-tools using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install android-sdk-build-tools
How To Uninstall android-sdk-build-tools on Ubuntu 22.04
To uninstall only the android-sdk-build-tools package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove android-sdk-build-tools
Uninstall android-sdk-build-tools And Its Dependencies
To uninstall android-sdk-build-tools and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 22.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove android-sdk-build-tools
Remove android-sdk-build-tools Configurations and Data
To remove android-sdk-build-tools configuration and data from Ubuntu 22.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge android-sdk-build-tools
Remove android-sdk-build-tools configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove android-sdk-build-tools configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge android-sdk-build-tools
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install android-sdk-build-tools package on Ubuntu 22.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
