How to Install and Uninstall aapt Package on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish)

Last updated: April 20,2024

You can also install and uninstall the aapt on the following distributions in the same way, as they are all based on the Ubuntu system

Kubuntu 22.04 LTS
Lubuntu 22.04 LTS
Xubuntu 22.04 LTS
Ubuntu MATE 22.04 LTS
Ubuntu Studio 22.04 LTS
Pop!_OS 22.04 LTS
Zorin OS 16 / Zorin OS 17
Ubuntu Budgie 22.04

1. Install "aapt" package

This guide covers the steps necessary to install aapt on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish)


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

Please follow the steps below to uninstall aapt on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                aapt
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the aapt package on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish)

Package: aapt
Architecture: amd64
Version: 1:10.0.0+r36-3
Multi-Arch: foreign
Priority: extra
Section: universe/devel
Source: android-platform-frameworks-base
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Android Tools Maintainers
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 2002
Depends: android-libaapt, android-libandroidfw, android-libbase (>= 1:10.0.0+r36), android-liblog (>= 1:10.0.0+r36), android-libutils (>= 1:10.0.0+r36), android-libziparchive (>= 1:10.0.0+r36), libc6 (>= 2.29), libexpat1 (>= 2.0.1), libgcc-s1 (>= 3.0), libpng16-16 (>= 1.6.2-1), libprotobuf-lite23 (>= 3.12.3), libstdc++6 (>= 9)
Filename: pool/universe/a/android-platform-frameworks-base/aapt_10.0.0+r36-3_amd64.deb
Size: 559548
MD5sum: 5d20f870bfeadca4d7c6f2d8456685a7
SHA1: 01910abd450fe19c640b05e361cc419d2ff99a6c
SHA256: 785253ee84f0bb9721e3c6ae393cfef48528c5b0743a49c58d188bb18e7eb96a
SHA512: 330576af9c4988a5d48f9f67ff1c552f217acbb708daec21252415495d898cb4fa37d75e3c20809bb5f5a711d50e4dd09abfab5b35814e1043f43a6069b8820d
Homepage: https://android.googlesource.com/platform/frameworks/base
Description: Android Asset Packaging Tool
Description-md5: 975bf7a86058538d7263494591e4f7d8