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title: Install android-platform-tools on Linux | Snap Store
description: Get the latest version of android-platform-tools for Linux - Android
  development tools
url: https://snapcraft.io/android-platform-tools
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# android-platform-tools

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latest/stable 37.0.0

Install latest/stable of android-platform-tools

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**Install using the command line**

```
sudo snap install android-platform-tools
```

Don't have snapd? [Get set up for snaps](https://snapcraft.io/docs/installing-snapd).

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### Package name

* android-platform-tools

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### License

* Apache-2.0

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### Last updated

* 16 September 2026 - latest/stable
* 16 September 2026 - latest/edge

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### Source code

* [github.com/nmeum/android-tools](https://github.com/nmeum/android-tools "https://github.com/nmeum/android-tools")

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### Report a bug

* [github.com/fredldotme/android-tools/issues](https://github.com/fredldotme/android-tools/issues "https://github.com/fredldotme/android-tools/issues")

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##### Report a Snap Store violation

* [Report this Snap](https://snapcraft.io/android-platform-tools#report-snap-modal)

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* [Description](https://snapcraft.io/android-platform-tools#tab-description)
* [Security](https://snapcraft.io/android-platform-tools#tab-security)

#### Android development tools

Tools commonly used for Android development.
Currently the following tools are supported:

* adb
* fastboot
* mke2fs.android (required by fastboot)
* simg2img, img2simg, append2simg
* mkbootimg, unpack\_bootimg, repack\_bootimg, avbtool

In order to enable the full featureset you will have to
grant permissions to this Snap:

`sudo snap connect android-platform-tools:adb-support`

`sudo snap connect android-platform-tools:block-devices`

`sudo snap connect android-platform-tools:raw-usb`

`sudo snap connect android-platform-tools:removable-media`

`sudo snap connect android-platform-tools:network`

`sudo snap connect android-platform-tools:network-bind`

Creating system-wide aliases is also possible:

`sudo snap alias android-platform-tools.adb adb`

`sudo snap alias android-platform-tools.fastboot fastboot`

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## Install android-platform-tools on your Linux distribution

Choose your Linux distribution to get detailed installation instructions. If yours is not shown, get more details on the [installing snapd documentation](https://snapcraft.io/docs/installing-snapd).

[### Arch Linux](https://snapcraft.io/install/android-platform-tools/arch)

[### CentOS](https://snapcraft.io/install/android-platform-tools/centos)

[### Debian](https://snapcraft.io/install/android-platform-tools/debian)

[### elementary OS](https://snapcraft.io/install/android-platform-tools/elementary)

[### Fedora](https://snapcraft.io/install/android-platform-tools/fedora)

[### KDE Neon](https://snapcraft.io/install/android-platform-tools/kde-neon)

[### Kubuntu](https://snapcraft.io/install/android-platform-tools/kubuntu)

[### Manjaro](https://snapcraft.io/install/android-platform-tools/manjaro)

[### Pop!\_OS](https://snapcraft.io/install/android-platform-tools/pop)

[### openSUSE](https://snapcraft.io/install/android-platform-tools/opensuse)

[### Red Hat Enterprise Linux](https://snapcraft.io/install/android-platform-tools/rhel)

[### Ubuntu](https://snapcraft.io/install/android-platform-tools/ubuntu)

[### Raspberry Pi](https://snapcraft.io/install/android-platform-tools/raspbian)