Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install adb on Kali Linux.
What is adb
adb is:
A versatile command line tool that lets you communicate with an emulator
instance or connected Android-powered device.
This package recommends “android-sdk-platform-tools-common” which contains
the udev rules for Android devices. Without this package, adb and fastboot need
to be running with root permission.
There are three methods to install adb on Kali Linux. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
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Install adb Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get updateAfter updating apt database, We can install adb using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install adbInstall adb Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install adb using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install adbInstall adb Using aptitude
If you want to follow this method, you might need to install aptitude on Kali Linux first since aptitude is usually not installed by default on Kali Linux. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.
sudo aptitude updateAfter updating apt database, We can install adb using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install adbHow To Uninstall adb on Kali Linux
To uninstall only the adb package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove adbUninstall adb And Its Dependencies
To uninstall adb and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove adbRemove adb Configurations and Data
To remove adb configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge adbRemove adb configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove adb configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge adbDependencies
adb have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install adb package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
