Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install fastboot on Ubuntu 22.04.
What is fastboot
fastboot is:
A command line tool for flashing an Android device, boot an Android device to
fastboot mode, etc..
There are three methods to install fastboot 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 fastboot Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install fastboot using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install fastboot
Install fastboot Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install fastboot using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install fastboot
Install fastboot 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 fastboot using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install fastboot
How To Uninstall fastboot on Ubuntu 22.04
To uninstall only the fastboot package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove fastboot
Uninstall fastboot And Its Dependencies
To uninstall fastboot and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 22.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove fastboot
Remove fastboot Configurations and Data
To remove fastboot configuration and data from Ubuntu 22.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge fastboot
Remove fastboot configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove fastboot configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge fastboot
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install fastboot package on Ubuntu 22.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
