Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install android-libbase on Kali Linux.
What is android-libbase
android-libbase is:
This library provides APIs for basic tasks like handling files, Unicode
strings, logging, memory allocation, integer parsing, etc..
This library is only used by Android SDK currently.
There are three methods to install android-libbase 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.
Install android-libbase Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get updateAfter updating apt database, We can install android-libbase using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install android-libbaseInstall android-libbase Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install android-libbase using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install android-libbaseInstall android-libbase 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 update
After updating apt database, We can install android-libbase using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install android-libbase
How To Uninstall android-libbase on Kali Linux
To uninstall only the android-libbase package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove android-libbase
Uninstall android-libbase And Its Dependencies
To uninstall android-libbase and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove android-libbase
Remove android-libbase Configurations and Data
To remove android-libbase configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge android-libbase
Remove android-libbase configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove android-libbase configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge android-libbase
Dependencies
android-libbase have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install android-libbase package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
