How to Install and Uninstall android-tools.x86_64 Package on AlmaLinux 9

Last updated: November 27,2024

1. Install "android-tools.x86_64" package

This guide covers the steps necessary to install android-tools.x86_64 on AlmaLinux 9


    
        
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                sudo dnf update
            
                    
    
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                sudo dnf install
            
                        
                android-tools.x86_64
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "android-tools.x86_64" package

Here is a brief guide to show you how to uninstall android-tools.x86_64 on AlmaLinux 9:


    
        
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                sudo dnf remove
            
                        
                android-tools.x86_64
            
                    
    
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                sudo dnf autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the android-tools.x86_64 package on AlmaLinux 9

Last metadata expiration check: 0:42:21 ago on Wed Mar 13 07:41:12 2024.
Available Packages
Name : android-tools
Epoch : 1
Version : 33.0.3p1
Release : 1.el9
Architecture : x86_64
Size : 1.7 M
Source : android-tools-33.0.3p1-1.el9.src.rpm
Repository : epel
Summary : Android platform tools(adb, fastboot)
URL : http://developer.android.com/guide/developing/tools/
License : ASL 2.0 and (ASL 2.0 and BSD)
Description :
: The Android Debug Bridge (ADB) is used to:
:
: - keep track of all Android devices and emulators instances
: connected to or running on a given host developer machine
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: - implement various control commands (e.g. "adb shell", "adb pull", etc.)
: for the benefit of clients (command-line users, or helper programs like
: DDMS). These commands are what is called a 'service' in ADB.
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: Fastboot is used to manipulate the flash partitions of the Android phone.
: It can also boot the phone using a kernel image or root filesystem image
: which reside on the host machine rather than in the phone flash.
: In order to use it, it is important to understand the flash partition
: layout for the phone.
: The fastboot program works in conjunction with firmware on the phone
: to read and write the flash partitions. It needs the same USB device
: setup between the host and the target phone as adb.