Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install abootimg on Ubuntu 22.04.
What is abootimg
abootimg is:
Android devices use a special partition format to boot any
operating system on the devices. These boot-images contain
a kernel image, a ramdisk, optionally a 2nd stage boot loader
and the commandline passed to the kernel when booting.
The original mkbootimg from Android can only create these images
where abootimg can also extract and modify them.
Handling android boot images is necessary when bringing other
operating systems to android devices.
There are three methods to install abootimg 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 abootimg Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install abootimg using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install abootimg
Install abootimg Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install abootimg using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install abootimg
Install abootimg 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 abootimg using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install abootimg
How To Uninstall abootimg on Ubuntu 22.04
To uninstall only the abootimg package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove abootimg
Uninstall abootimg And Its Dependencies
To uninstall abootimg and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 22.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove abootimg
Remove abootimg Configurations and Data
To remove abootimg configuration and data from Ubuntu 22.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge abootimg
Remove abootimg configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove abootimg configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge abootimg
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install abootimg package on Ubuntu 22.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
