Saturday, June 3, 2017

How to install ADB on Lubuntu 16.04

How to install ADB on Lubuntu 16.04

ADB or android debug bridge is tool for communicating with android device through command line, you can do all kind of cool stuff using adb command. in this article i will show you how to install android debug bridge (ADB) on lubuntu 16.04.

To install android debug bridge on lubuntu 16.04 is very easy, because android debug bridge is now part of lubuntu/ubuntu repository, so we can just install using apt-get command.

How to install ADB on Lubuntu 16.04
  • open terminal/command line on lubuntu
  • run this to install adb
  • sudo apt-get install adb
  • done!

How to use ADB on Lubuntu 16.04
  • first you need to enable usb debugging mode on your android device
  • then plug the device to the computer using usb cable
  • on the command line run this:
  • adb devices
  • if connection is succesful, you should see the device in the list

NOTE: on some android devices, when you run adb command, there will be a pop up on the device itself asking for permission.

You can show list of available command for adb, by running adb help. The adb version on lubuntu 16.04 is version 1.0.32.

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