Public bug reported: the android tools provided by ubuntu are way outdated in result they are not working on new devices and devices that were updated to android 5, please update them to the newer ones, the minimum version for adb should be 1.0.32 or newer to even sideload.
In result i can'T use adb and fastboot to debug and push packages in bootloader and recovery mode. $: lsb_release -rd Description: Ubuntu 15.04 Release: 15.04 $: apt-cache policy android-tools* android-tools-adbd: Installed: 4.2.2+git20130218-3ubuntu41 Candidate: 4.2.2+git20130218-3ubuntu41 Version table: *** 4.2.2+git20130218-3ubuntu41 0 500 http://mirror.skylink-datacenter.de/ubuntu/ vivid/universe amd64 Packages 100 /var/lib/dpkg/status android-tools-adb: Installed: 4.2.2+git20130218-3ubuntu41 Candidate: 4.2.2+git20130218-3ubuntu41 Version table: *** 4.2.2+git20130218-3ubuntu41 0 500 http://mirror.skylink-datacenter.de/ubuntu/ vivid/universe amd64 Packages 100 /var/lib/dpkg/status android-tools-fastboot: Installed: 4.2.2+git20130218-3ubuntu41 Candidate: 4.2.2+git20130218-3ubuntu41 Version table: *** 4.2.2+git20130218-3ubuntu41 0 500 http://mirror.skylink-datacenter.de/ubuntu/ vivid/universe amd64 Packages 100 /var/lib/dpkg/status android-tools-fsutils: Installed: 4.2.2+git20130218-3ubuntu41 Candidate: 4.2.2+git20130218-3ubuntu41 Version table: *** 4.2.2+git20130218-3ubuntu41 0 500 http://mirror.skylink-datacenter.de/ubuntu/ vivid/main amd64 Packages 100 /var/lib/dpkg/status ** Affects: android-tools (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1459165 Title: outdated, not working on newer devices To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/android-tools/+bug/1459165/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs