How to install ADB and Fastboot on ArchLinux / Manjaro and Debian / Ubuntu

To change or install custom ROM on an Android device, you must be in possession of ADB and Fastboot tools.

Under ArchLinux / Manjaro, ADB and Fasboot are in deposits together in one package. In Debian / Ubuntu, according to the freshness of the distribution, they are present in deposits or through the addition of a PPA.

ADB and Fastboot install in ArchLinux & Manjaro

ADB and Fastboot come together in a single package, available on the repo Community: android-tools

sudo pacman -S android-tools

ADB and Fastboot install on Debian / Ubuntu / Linux Mint

• Recent version of the distribution:

sudo apt-get install android-tools-adb android-tools-fastboot

• Otherwise addition of PPA:

sudo add-apt-repository ppa:phablet-team/tools sudo apt-get update sudo apt-get install android-tools-adb android-tools-fastboot