How To Install apksigcopier 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 apksigcopier on Ubuntu.
What is apksigcopier
apksigcopier is:
apksigcopier is a tool for copying android APK signatures from a signed APK to an unsigned one (in order to verify reproducible builds). It can also be used to compare two APKs with different signatures. Its command-line tool offers four operations:
- copy signatures directly from a signed to an unsigned APK
- extract signatures from a signed APK to a directory
- patch previously extracted signatures onto an unsigned APK
- compare two APKs with different signatures (requires apksigner)
There are three methods to install apksigcopier 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 apksigcopier Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install apksigcopier using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install apksigcopier
Install apksigcopier Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install apksigcopier using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install apksigcopier
Install apksigcopier 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 apksigcopier using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install apksigcopier
How To Uninstall apksigcopier on Ubuntu
To uninstall only the apksigcopier package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove apksigcopier
Uninstall apksigcopier And Its Dependencies
To uninstall apksigcopier and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove apksigcopier
Remove apksigcopier Configurations and Data
To remove apksigcopier configuration and data from Ubuntu we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge apksigcopier
Remove apksigcopier configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove apksigcopier configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge apksigcopier
Dependencies
apksigcopier have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install apksigcopier package on Ubuntu using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.