Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install android-platform-system-core-headers on Ubuntu 20.04.
What is android-platform-system-core-headers
android-platform-system-core-headers is:
This package contains header files in AOSP repository platform/system/core that
do not belong to any specific libraries but used by other programs.
This package currently contains headers in include/private and include/system.
There are three methods to install android-platform-system-core-headers on Ubuntu 20.04. 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-platform-system-core-headers 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-platform-system-core-headers using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install android-platform-system-core-headers
Install android-platform-system-core-headers Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install android-platform-system-core-headers using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install android-platform-system-core-headers
Install android-platform-system-core-headers 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-platform-system-core-headers using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install android-platform-system-core-headers
How To Uninstall android-platform-system-core-headers on Ubuntu 20.04
To uninstall only the android-platform-system-core-headers package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove android-platform-system-core-headers
Uninstall android-platform-system-core-headers And Its Dependencies
To uninstall android-platform-system-core-headers and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 20.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove android-platform-system-core-headers
Remove android-platform-system-core-headers Configurations and Data
To remove android-platform-system-core-headers configuration and data from Ubuntu 20.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge android-platform-system-core-headers
Remove android-platform-system-core-headers configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove android-platform-system-core-headers configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge android-platform-system-core-headers
References
- android-platform-system-core-headers website
- android-platform-system-core-headers on packages.ubuntu.com
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install android-platform-system-core-headers package on Ubuntu 20.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
