The Ubuntu Way: A New, Easier Method for Setting Up ADB and Transferring Files

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Web Webster
Web Webster
Mar 31, 2012

“Time for a personal confession: I hate using Windows. I think
Android and Linux go together like peas and carrots, or whatever
that famous movie said. Because Android is so Linux-based, with
similar file structures and terminal commands, it is worth any
Android enthusiast’s time to learn some basic Linux tools.

One of the most commonly used Linux distributions is Ubuntu;
it’s extremely user-friendly, and you might actually be surprised
how easy doing work involving ADB on your phone can become once you
invest a brief amount of time in Ubuntu. The biggest complaint I
usually hear regarding ADB is that it’s an enormous pain to get it
installed and set up properly, and then there are those dreaded
driver issues.


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Web Webster

Web Webster

Web Webster has more than 20 years of writing and editorial experience in the tech sector. He’s written and edited news, demand generation, user-focused, and thought leadership content for business software solutions, consumer tech, and Linux Today, he edits and writes for a portfolio of tech industry news and analysis websites including webopedia.com, and DatabaseJournal.com.

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