Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install android-sdk-build-tools-common on Ubuntu 22.04.
What is android-sdk-build-tools-common
android-sdk-build-tools-common 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 provides common files of Android SDK Build-tools.
There are three methods to install android-sdk-build-tools-common 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-common 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-common using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install android-sdk-build-tools-common
Install android-sdk-build-tools-common 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-common using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install android-sdk-build-tools-common
Install android-sdk-build-tools-common 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-common using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install android-sdk-build-tools-common
How To Uninstall android-sdk-build-tools-common on Ubuntu 22.04
To uninstall only the android-sdk-build-tools-common package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove android-sdk-build-tools-common
Uninstall android-sdk-build-tools-common And Its Dependencies
To uninstall android-sdk-build-tools-common 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-common
Remove android-sdk-build-tools-common Configurations and Data
To remove android-sdk-build-tools-common configuration and data from Ubuntu 22.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge android-sdk-build-tools-common
Remove android-sdk-build-tools-common configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove android-sdk-build-tools-common configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge android-sdk-build-tools-common
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install android-sdk-build-tools-common package on Ubuntu 22.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
