ADB or android debug bridge is a tool for debugging android device, basically with adb you can communicate with your android device via command line. In this article i will show you how to install and use adb on xubuntu 16.04.
On xubuntu 16.04, android debug bridge (adb) is part of official xubuntu/ubuntu repository, so you can just run apt-get command to install adb, nice and easy.
Step by step how to install android debug bridge (adb) on xubuntu 16.04
- open command line/ terminal on xubuntu (simply press CTRL + ALT + T)
- run this to install adb
- check adb version with this
- done! android debug bridge is ready to use
sudo apt-get install adb
adb version
How to use adb on xubuntu 16.04
- enable usb debugging mode on your android device (this option can be found under 'developer options' on every android device)
- plug your android device to the computer using usb cable
- on the command line/ terminal run this to show list of available devices
- you can run other adb commands once it's detected, for example to enter shell inside the phone, run this:
adb devices
adb shell
You can show list of commands for adb, by running adb help. Good luck!
