DellStreakFAQ:Backup & Restore apk's via adb

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This is really handy when changing ROMs.

If you need adb setup on your Debian GNU Linux system go here
Once adb is functional:

Code:

mkdir apks
cd apks
adb pull /system/app
adb pull /data/app

You can simply install them from your directory

Code:

cd apks
for i in *.apk; do adb install $i; done

Any apk's that are already installed on the device will simply fail to install again:

Code:

511 KB/s (430701 bytes in 0.821s)
    pkg: /data/local/tmp/com.twistedapps.wallpaperwizardrii-2.apk
Failure [INSTALL_FAILED_ALREADY_EXISTS]

Alternatively, you can tar them up:

Code:

cd ..
tar czvf `date +%m-%d-%y`-apks.tgz apks/

Push them to the device

Code:

adb push *apks.tgz /sdcard/

And install from the device

Code:

adb shell
tar xzvf *apks.tgz
cd apks
for i in *.apk; do pm install $i; done

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