How To Install apktool 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 apktool on Ubuntu.

What is `apktool`

apktool is:

A tool for reverse engineering 3rd party, closed, binary Android apps. It can decode resources to nearly original form and rebuild them after making some modifications; it makes possible to debug smali code step by step. Also it makes working with an app easier because of project-like file structure and automation of some repetitive tasks like building apk.

There are three methods to install apktool 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 apktool Using apt-get

Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install apktool using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install apktool

Install apktool Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install apktool using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install apktool

Install apktool 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 apktool using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install apktool

How To Uninstall apktool on Ubuntu

To uninstall only the apktool package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove apktool

Uninstall apktool And Its Dependencies

To uninstall apktool and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove apktool

Remove apktool Configurations and Data

To remove apktool configuration and data from Ubuntu we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge apktool

Remove apktool configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove apktool configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge apktool

Dependencies

apktool have the following dependencies:

References

apktool website

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install apktool package on Ubuntu using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.