How to setup ADB on Linux

• Download the Android SDK platform tool on your pc. Download link in the below section. (Link to download section)
• Extract the file you can accessible easily For example (Desktop)
• Open terminal on your LINUX
• In the terminal, go to the folder where you just extracted ADB. enter the following command cd /path/to/extracted/folder/
• For example cd /Users/Doug/Desktop/platform-tools/
• Connect your smartphone to your computer with a USB cable. On your smartphone change the usb mode to “file transfer (MTP) mode. 
• Next, Go to the command prompt and enter the following command to start adb daemon.
• adb devices
• On your smartphone popup the  “Allow USB debugging” option. Allow to connect your device to MAC OS
•  After re-enter command: adb devices
• If everything went right, the serial number of your Android device will appear at the MAC OS terminal.

Successfully! Now You are able to run any ADB command on your android device!

If you use any type of Linux software based on Debian, Fedora or SUSE on your computer, you should know that there is an even easier way to install the ADB drivers on your computer.

For Debian-based systems, just open a Terminal instance and run the command “sudo apt-get install adb” – without the quotes – and enter the root password. For its part, to carry out the process in Fedora or SUSE the command will be “sudo yum install android-tools”.

As you can see, setting up ADB drivers is not a complicated process if you follow the steps mentioned. In some cases, you can also use tools that perform this process automatically, such as Universal ADB drivers. Whichever method you choose, it is always advisable to have ADB drivers ready when it comes time to perform any kind of advanced operation on an Android device.

Examples of ADB Commands

When you use the ADB commands, you obviously have to make sure that the device you want to interact with is actually connected to your computer. Enter adb devices command on your terminal/command prompt.

We have listed some of the most useful adb commands. Let it check out.

• Shows the list of devices connected and recognized by the PC : adb devices
• Restarts the connected device : adb reboot
• Reboots the device in Recovery Mode : adb reboot recovery
• Reboots the device in Download Mode : adb reboot download
• Reboots the device into Bootloader : adb reboot bootloader
• Reboot the device in Fastboot Mode : adb reboot fastboot

Install ADB & Fastboot on Ubuntu 18.04 / Linux Mint 19

How to Install ADB & Fastboot on Ubuntu 18.04 / Linux Mint 19?. Android Debug Bridge (ADB) is a versatile command-line tool that enables you to communicate with a device from a client machine. With adb command, you can perform a variety of device actions, such as the installation of Applications, copying files, run shell commands, debug applications e.t.c.

ADB also provides access to a Unix shell for running commands on the device. ADB works in a client-server model and it includes three components:

• adbd: This is a daemon running in the background and allows the running of commands.
• A server: This is a background process running on your development machine to manage communication between the client and the daemon.
• A client: The client is responsible for sending commands from you local machine to a device over USB connection.

ADB comes included with Google’s Android SDK but the package can be installed independently on Ubuntu 18.04 / Linux Mint 19. Install both ADB & Fastboot by running the commands below.

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

Get ADB version details.

$ adb version
Android Debug Bridge version 1.0.36
Revision 1:7.0.0+r33-2

If you try list for connected devices, ADB server should be started if not already running.

$ adb devices
List of devices attached
daemon not running. starting it now on port 5037 *
daemon started successfully * 

The Service can also be started by running:

sudo adb start-server 

How to Enable adb debugging on your device

You must enable USB debugging on your device to use adb over USB. Navigate to system settings, and enable it under Developer options.

To reset your adb host, run:

adb kill-server

Check help page with --help option.

Check Google ADB documentation for more details.