How to Install and Uninstall adb Package on Ubuntu 21.04 (Hirsute Hippo)

Last updated: December 24,2024

1. Install "adb" package

Learn how to install adb on Ubuntu 21.04 (Hirsute Hippo)


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

Please follow the guidelines below to uninstall adb on Ubuntu 21.04 (Hirsute Hippo):


    
        
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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 21.04 (Hirsute Hippo)

Package: adb
Architecture: amd64
Version: 1:10.0.0+r36-7
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: 261
Provides: android-tools-adb
Depends: android-libadb (= 1:10.0.0+r36-7), android-sdk-platform-tools-common (>= 28.0.2~), android-libbase (>= 1:10.0.0+r36), libc6 (>= 2.32), libgcc-s1 (>= 3.0), libstdc++6 (>= 9)
Breaks: android-tools-adb (<< 6.0~)
Replaces: android-tools-adb (<< 6.0~)
Filename: pool/universe/a/android-platform-system-core/adb_10.0.0+r36-7_amd64.deb
Size: 93104
MD5sum: 29d00fe846ba821d20d5824e0cdde9b0
SHA1: 5483a7096ae05cb43695975e126c6dce0fc3dd55
SHA256: 9cbf3a637f6fc09a1b17f5c8cf1fcf147eafe4d52719025002fd7906e185b379
SHA512: c8d748907e8329c93ae2f09241b209b12e15e9b78e061bf3e50f547f38b732aaab1ff9316b3349265cca7b5002aa6fca080fb4d867b6118826517e0d8f18272c
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