- #MINIMAL ADB FASTBOOT LINUX HOW TO#
- #MINIMAL ADB FASTBOOT LINUX MAC OS#
- #MINIMAL ADB FASTBOOT LINUX APK#
- #MINIMAL ADB FASTBOOT LINUX INSTALL#
- #MINIMAL ADB FASTBOOT LINUX DRIVERS#
If you miss the guides as I did firstly: The first article is consisting of links only, colorful as they might look :))ġ: Also see Alex' answer for more alternative sources. ADB for Dummies (again available via XDA Developers.Everything about ADB ( A reference for everyone at XDA Developers).Update 1/2017: Google now offers direct links for the "always latest" platform tools, which include a.o.on OS X, you can use SimMac's installer.This has the pro of being updated automatically.
#MINIMAL ADB FASTBOOT LINUX INSTALL#
If you want them to be callable from wherever you are, without preceding the complete path, you need to add that path to your environment variables as well. Also extract them into a directory of your choice. The Windows download holds a couple more files. A good place for that is at the end of your ~/.profile file to include an additional line like export PATH="~/bin:$PATH" (if you extracted the binaries to ~/bin). Finally, it's a good idea to include the chosen directory with your $PATH variable, so you can call adb from wherever you are. from the command line: chmod 0755 adb aapt). Adjust their file permissions to make them executable (e.g. At the time I'm writing this, this will only be two files: adb and aapt (the latter being used by QtADB, and not necessarily needed to execute ADB commands directly). Installation Linuxįor Linux, this is quite easy: Simply unpack the downloaded binaries into a directory of your choice. Not being familiar with Mac OS, I can not speak for it. For Linux, you find the necessary steps described in my answers here and here.
#MINIMAL ADB FASTBOOT LINUX MAC OS#
Linux and Mac OS users might need to make their device known to their operating system.
#MINIMAL ADB FASTBOOT LINUX DRIVERS#
If your computer is running Windows, you will also need the special drivers for your device (no generic solution here, so you need to check this out yourself usually, those drivers are offered for download on the manufacturer's website). in the Download area of my Android site, where I try to keep up-to-date versions available – for Linux, MacOS, and Windows.
#MINIMAL ADB FASTBOOT LINUX APK#
In the example above, the APK file is stored in c:\temp and the file is protonmail.apk. Replace with the path and name of the APK file. In the command prompt, type the command adb install. Requirementsįirst, you will need the basic binaries. Finally, with your phone connected to your computer, launch Minimal ABD and Fastboot.
#MINIMAL ADB FASTBOOT LINUX HOW TO#
I will try to explain how to do this, and hopefully cover the most used computer systems. To be able to run basic ADB commands in the context needed by an average user, a rudimentary installation is completely sufficient.