diff --git a/static/install.html b/static/install.html index 93e01f9a..45b9ba96 100644 --- a/static/install.html +++ b/static/install.html @@ -64,9 +64,9 @@ Obtaining fastboot
+List of distribution packages:
+On Arch Linux, install android-tools
and skip the section below on
+ using the standalone release of platform-tools from Android:
android-tools
provides fastboot and other useful
- tools not required for installation such as adb. Skip the section
- below on using the standalone platform-tools releases.sudo pacman -S android-tools+ +
Debian and Ubuntu do not have a usable package for fastboot. Their packages for + these tools are both broken and many years out-of-date. Follow the instructions + below for platforms without a proper package.
This only changes PATH
for the current shell and will need
to be done again if you open a new terminal.
Check the output of fastboot --version
before continuing.
Check the output of fastboot --version
before continuing.
Example of the output after following the instructions above for the - standalone platform-tools:
+Example of the output after following the instructions above for the + standalone platform-tools:
-fastboot version 30.0.5-6877874 +fastboot version 30.0.5-6877874 Installed as /home/username/platform-tools/fastboot-
On Linux, in order to run the fastboot
command as non-root you'll
- need udev rules to properly set up the USB device.
On Linux, in order for the fastboot
command to connect to a device
+ as non-root, the appropriate udev rules need to be set up. This is not an issue on
+ either macOS or Windows.
On Arch Linux: