How To Install android-sdk-helper on Ubuntu
Posted on April 1, 2023 (Last modified on May 20, 2023 )
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Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install android-sdk-helper on Ubuntu.
What is android-sdk-helper
android-sdk-helper is:
The Android SDK packaged in Debian is a restricted distribution with only one version of Build-Tools and limited selections of the Android target frameworks (android.jar). This package provides helper tools to build Android apps using Debian’s Android SDK without modifying the build scripts.
This package consists of:
- A Gradle init script that forces a build script to use the Gradle Android Plugin in Debian which is patched to work with the SDK.
There are three methods to install android-sdk-helper on Ubuntu. 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-sdk-helper 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-sdk-helper using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install android-sdk-helper
Install android-sdk-helper Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install android-sdk-helper using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install android-sdk-helper
Install android-sdk-helper 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-sdk-helper using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install android-sdk-helper
How To Uninstall android-sdk-helper on Ubuntu
To uninstall only the android-sdk-helper package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove android-sdk-helper
Uninstall android-sdk-helper And Its Dependencies
To uninstall android-sdk-helper and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove android-sdk-helper
Remove android-sdk-helper Configurations and Data
To remove android-sdk-helper configuration and data from Ubuntu we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge android-sdk-helper
Remove android-sdk-helper configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove android-sdk-helper configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge android-sdk-helper
Dependencies
android-sdk-helper have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install android-sdk-helper package on Ubuntu using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.