Simple linux fastboot installing command

aditya3098 · 04-10-2012, 10:44 AM

Here is a simple command to install the yifanlu-fastboot on any debian-based linux i386 (or and x86_64 with multiarch-support and ia32-libs installed (If wine works, then you don't need anything else, it will pull the deps)) system libusb-1.0.0 (tested on Ubuntu 12.04 Precise Pangolin LTS). It may or may not work on another linux family, but it's worth a try:

Code:

sudo wget http://www.sudoforlunch.org/fastboot -O /usr/bin/fastboot && sudo chmod -cvR a+x /usr/bin/fastboot

sohmc · 04-10-2012, 11:06 AM

Does fastboot need to be installed into /usr/bin? Seems that it would be better (and more secure) just to run it from the home directory and use sudo as necessary.

geekmaster · 04-10-2012, 11:42 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by sohmc

Does fastboot need to be installed into /usr/bin? Seems that it would be better (and more secure) just to run it from the home directory and use sudo as necessary.

No. It will run from any directory, but then after the "cd" you need to do a "sudo ./fastboot" (notice the "dot-slash") instead of just "sudo fastboot" (or an "su" command for people who like to run with scissors).

NiLuJe · 04-10-2012, 01:31 PM

Just to be picky:

I usually go for one-liners in this style instead, but it's more of a personnal choice, and the fact that I have a semi-smart sudo function aliased to 's' in my zshrc, meaning I don't mind spamming sudo, and I still mostly save keystrokes over quotes/parentheses ^^.
(I don't like to cd for a one-liner, even in a subshell, and don't like to chain stuff without making sure the first part successfully exited):

sudo wget http://www.sudoforlunch.co.cc/fastboot -O /usr/bin/fastboot && sudo chmod -cvR a+x /usr/bin/fastboot

(Same goes for chmod -cvR, it's pretty much how I always call chmod, so it's pretty automatic for me, and I guess the fact that I almost never use octal perms is my small way to get back at maths?

. In the same vein, ls usually means ls -lash for me

).

And geekmaster probably meant "sudo ./fastboot", not "./sudo fastboot", since you probably want to run the *fastboot* binary in the current directory, not sudo, which should already be part of your system and in your $PATH

.

If that didn't make any kind of sense whatsoever, my bad, I'm running on a couple of hours of sleep, so I'm pretty out of it ^^.

geekmaster · 04-10-2012, 02:18 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by NiLuJe

I usually go for one-liners in this style instead

Don't we all? How else can we use the command history? Here is one of my recent one-liners (from the "getkernels" thread):

PHP Code:


			
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Quote:

Originally Posted by NiLuJe

In the same vein, ls usually means ls -lash for me

).

I am fond of "ls -lart".

Quote:

Originally Posted by NiLuJe

And geekmaster probably meant "sudo ./fastboot", not "./sudo fastboot", since you probably want to run the *fastboot* binary in the current directory, not sudo, which should already be part of your system and in your $PATH

.

Oops... fixed in above post.

Quote:

Originally Posted by NiLuJe

I'm running on a couple of hours of sleep, so I'm pretty out of it ^^.

I have been running on a couple of hours of sleep since I was a child (since I read about how Leonardo DaVinci lived on two hours of sleep per day). I takes a lot of focus, will-power, and persistence (and a lot of coding with one eye open because they are pointing in different directions, especially after a continuous three-day coding binge).

sudoforlunch

NiLuJe · 04-10-2012, 06:47 PM

Yeah, I tend to go the complete opposite way when actually writing stuff down, with a lot of over-long variable names, and useless comments, and 8 chars long tabs, because I'm always worried I'll forget what or why I did something...; as opposed to pulling things mostly out of thin air for one-time stuff, where I'll try to be more concise

.

Yup, ls -t/-r is mighty useful too!

Heh, I wish I could! Unfortunately, I really need at least 6 good hours, preferably more, or I end up being either the living dead, or a bit too overexcited and/or tipsy...

Ha! xkcd is awesome

.

aditya3098 · 04-11-2012, 06:13 AM

Oh sudoforlunch Indeed

Code:

su -c "cd /usr/bin ; wget http://www.sudoforlunch.co.cc/fastboot ; chmod 777 fastboot"

aditya3098 · 12-22-2012, 09:56 AM

The URL is updated, along with the rest of the command, and I added a warning that it was only for i386

ixtab · 12-22-2012, 10:06 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by aditya3098

The URL is updated, along with the rest of the command, and I added a warning that it was only for i386

scratch that "i386 only" - it works absolutely smoothly on x86_64, assuming some compatibility libraries are installed. Not sure what they're called (i.e., which package that is), but IIRC installing wine will automatically pull them as a dependency.

aditya3098 · 12-22-2012, 10:43 AM

I think you mean multiarch-support and ia32-libs. Glad it works.

twobob · 12-22-2012, 08:18 PM

Linux Mint. (has wine). 32 bit. Works fine. Thanks.

MaximKalinyuk · 06-03-2018, 04:06 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by aditya3098

Oh sudoforlunch Indeed

Code:

su -c "cd /usr/bin ; wget http://www.sudoforlunch.co.cc/fastboot ; chmod 777 fastboot"

404 not found. Non of the links are working. Help please. How can I get fastboot for linux???

dom123dom · 01-27-2019, 12:53 AM

also looking for fastboot for linux....

can someone help me with how to compile this on ubuntu? (I'm a linux noob!)
https://github.com/yifanlu/Fastboot-Kindle

knc1 · 01-27-2019, 07:24 AM

make
Same as found in the README file for OSx.
Provide you have the build essentials installed.

dom123dom · 01-28-2019, 10:48 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by knc1

make
Same as found in the README file for OSx.
Provide you have the build essentials installed.

Ah that's great news, I feel silly for not thinking of trying that! Thanks again for your advice.

04-10-2012, 10:44 AM	#1
aditya3098 Guru Posts: 608 Karma: 1588610 Join Date: Jan 2012 Device: Kindle Scribe	Simple linux fastboot installing command Here is a simple command to install the yifanlu-fastboot on any debian-based linux i386 (or and x86_64 with multiarch-support and ia32-libs installed (If wine works, then you don't need anything else, it will pull the deps)) system libusb-1.0.0 (tested on Ubuntu 12.04 Precise Pangolin LTS). It may or may not work on another linux family, but it's worth a try: Code: sudo wget http://www.sudoforlunch.org/fastboot -O /usr/bin/fastboot && sudo chmod -cvR a+x /usr/bin/fastboot Last edited by aditya3098; 12-22-2012 at 10:44 AM. Reason: 64-bit multiarch-support and ia32-libs

04-10-2012, 01:31 PM	#4
NiLuJe BLAM! Posts: 13,506 Karma: 26047190 Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Paris, France Device: Kindle 2i, 3g, 4, 5w, PW, PW2, PW5; Kobo H2O, Forma, Elipsa, Sage, C2E	Just to be picky: I usually go for one-liners in this style instead, but it's more of a personnal choice, and the fact that I have a semi-smart sudo function aliased to 's' in my zshrc, meaning I don't mind spamming sudo, and I still mostly save keystrokes over quotes/parentheses ^^. (I don't like to cd for a one-liner, even in a subshell, and don't like to chain stuff without making sure the first part successfully exited): sudo wget http://www.sudoforlunch.co.cc/fastboot -O /usr/bin/fastboot && sudo chmod -cvR a+x /usr/bin/fastboot (Same goes for chmod -cvR, it's pretty much how I always call chmod, so it's pretty automatic for me, and I guess the fact that I almost never use octal perms is my small way to get back at maths? . In the same vein, ls usually means ls -lash for me ). And geekmaster probably meant "sudo ./fastboot", not "./sudo fastboot", since you probably want to run the fastboot binary in the current directory, not sudo, which should already be part of your system and in your $PATH . If that didn't make any kind of sense whatsoever, my bad, I'm running on a couple of hours of sleep, so I'm pretty out of it ^^. Last edited by NiLuJe; 04-10-2012 at 01:43 PM.

04-11-2012, 06:13 AM	#7
aditya3098 Guru Posts: 608 Karma: 1588610 Join Date: Jan 2012 Device: Kindle Scribe	Oh sudoforlunch Indeed Code: su -c "cd /usr/bin ; wget http://www.sudoforlunch.co.cc/fastboot ; chmod 777 fastboot"

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04-10-2012, 11:06 AM	#2
sohmc Junior Member Posts: 5 Karma: 10 Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: Virginia Device: Kindle Touch	Does fastboot need to be installed into /usr/bin? Seems that it would be better (and more secure) just to run it from the home directory and use sudo as necessary.

04-10-2012, 06:47 PM	#6
NiLuJe BLAM! Posts: 13,506 Karma: 26047190 Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Paris, France Device: Kindle 2i, 3g, 4, 5w, PW, PW2, PW5; Kobo H2O, Forma, Elipsa, Sage, C2E	Yeah, I tend to go the complete opposite way when actually writing stuff down, with a lot of over-long variable names, and useless comments, and 8 chars long tabs, because I'm always worried I'll forget what or why I did something...; as opposed to pulling things mostly out of thin air for one-time stuff, where I'll try to be more concise . Yup, ls -t/-r is mighty useful too! Heh, I wish I could! Unfortunately, I really need at least 6 good hours, preferably more, or I end up being either the living dead, or a bit too overexcited and/or tipsy... Ha! xkcd is awesome .

12-22-2012, 09:56 AM	#8
aditya3098 Guru Posts: 608 Karma: 1588610 Join Date: Jan 2012 Device: Kindle Scribe	The URL is updated, along with the rest of the command, and I added a warning that it was only for i386

12-22-2012, 10:43 AM	#10
aditya3098 Guru Posts: 608 Karma: 1588610 Join Date: Jan 2012 Device: Kindle Scribe	I think you mean multiarch-support and ia32-libs. Glad it works.

12-22-2012, 08:18 PM	#11
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01-27-2019, 12:53 AM	#13
dom123dom Zealot Posts: 106 Karma: 10 Join Date: Dec 2018 Location: Sydney, Australia Device: Kindle Paperwhite 2 WiFi 4Gb 2013 (s/n 9017..)	also looking for fastboot for linux.... can someone help me with how to compile this on ubuntu? (I'm a linux noob!) https://github.com/yifanlu/Fastboot-Kindle

01-27-2019, 07:24 AM	#14
knc1 Going Viral Posts: 17,212 Karma: 18210809 Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: Central Texas Device: No K1, PW2, KV, KOA	make Same as found in the README file for OSx. Provide you have the build essentials installed.

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