How To Install xperia-flashtool 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 xperia-flashtool
on Ubuntu.
What is xperia-flashtool
xperia-flashtool is:
Flashtool is a software used to flash Sony [Ericsson] phones that use the S1 protocol like Xperia line phones.
There are three methods to install xperia-flashtool
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 xperia-flashtool Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get
using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install xperia-flashtool
using apt-get
by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install xperia-flashtool
Install xperia-flashtool Using apt
Update apt database with apt
using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install xperia-flashtool
using apt
by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install xperia-flashtool
Install xperia-flashtool 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 xperia-flashtool
using aptitude
by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install xperia-flashtool
How To Uninstall xperia-flashtool on Ubuntu
To uninstall only the xperia-flashtool
package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove xperia-flashtool
Uninstall xperia-flashtool And Its Dependencies
To uninstall xperia-flashtool
and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove xperia-flashtool
Remove xperia-flashtool Configurations and Data
To remove xperia-flashtool
configuration and data from Ubuntu we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge xperia-flashtool
Remove xperia-flashtool configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove xperia-flashtool
configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge xperia-flashtool
Dependencies
xperia-flashtool have the following dependencies:
- libapk-parser-java
- libbcpkix-java
- libbigdoc-java
- libcommons-compress-java
- libcommons-io-java
- libeclipse-core-commands-java
- libeclipse-core-jobs-java
- libeclipse-jface-java
- libeclipse-osgi-java
- libeclipse-ui-forms-java
- libequinox-common-java
- libguava-java
- libjarchivelib-java
- libjbbp-java
- libjdom2-java
- libjgit-java
- libjna-java
- libjna-platform-java
- liblog4j2-java
- liblz4-java
- libpicocli-java
- libproxy-vole-java
- libswt-gtk-4-java
- default-jre
- fastboot
- java-wrappers
- libusb-1.0-0
- libswt-cairo-gtk-4-jni
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install xperia-flashtool
package on Ubuntu using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.