How to Install and Uninstall adb Package on Ubuntu 20.10 (Groovy Gorilla)

Last updated: June 03,2024

1. Install "adb" package

Here is a brief guide to show you how to install adb on Ubuntu 20.10 (Groovy Gorilla)


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
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2. Uninstall "adb" package

This guide let you learn how to uninstall adb on Ubuntu 20.10 (Groovy Gorilla):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                adb
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the adb package on Ubuntu 20.10 (Groovy Gorilla)

Package: adb
Architecture: amd64
Version: 1:8.1.0+r23-8
Multi-Arch: foreign
Priority: optional
Section: universe/devel
Source: android-platform-system-core
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Android Tools Maintainers
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 251
Provides: android-tools-adb
Depends: android-libadb (= 1:8.1.0+r23-8), android-libbase (>= 1:8.1.0+r23), libc6 (>= 2.32), libgcc-s1 (>= 3.0), libstdc++6 (>= 6)
Recommends: android-sdk-platform-tools-common
Breaks: android-tools-adb (<< 6.0~)
Replaces: android-tools-adb (<< 6.0~)
Filename: pool/universe/a/android-platform-system-core/adb_8.1.0+r23-8_amd64.deb
Size: 86140
MD5sum: a9ace55a5fe3b3b2fc1201a8b523b6ee
SHA1: 4b2b7c126f00dfef67ed27bfa151677d7b339c31
SHA256: 3330b4da27ba6b0dbdb1976532ac845fea51d5fc0a7f10741129e37c513a3c7b
SHA512: 1b21c0c020fb5b37d7419f3a67dc504ad1ee97d69b3cc2b2f1911d57fb33540459fdd5230947e4ef1ad66c6a6f0faf60536af4c9ee367c1c66c813284063afbe
Homepage: https://android.googlesource.com/platform/system/core
Description-en: Android Debug Bridge
A versatile command line tool that lets you communicate with an emulator
instance or connected Android-powered device.
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This package recommends "android-sdk-platform-tools-common" which contains
the udev rules for Android devices. Without this package, adb and fastboot need
to be running with root permission.
Description-md5: 4fb58b8688addfd94d32fe9a20c9d2e8