Step-by-step – Android Udev Rules Elementary OS Setup

Installing

2. 2. Downloading Android Udev Rules Repo

   Download Android Udev Rules Repo for Elementary OS GNU/Linux

   Android Udev Rules for Elementary OS

   Downloading Android Udev Rules Repo for Elementary OS

3. 3. Accessing Android Udev Rules Repo

   Now to Access Android Udev Rules Repository
   If downloaded then first Unzip it:

   unzip -d /tmp/ ~/Downloads/android-udev-rules*.zip

   And then access the target directory:

   cd /tmp/android-udev-rules*

   But if you are in Trouble to Find the Location on Terminal then See: How to Access Downloads Folder from Browser.

4. 4. Setting up Udev Rules

   Next to Set Udev Rules
   So copy the configuration File:

   sudo cp -v 51-android.rules /etc/udev/rules.d/51-android.rules

   Or instead possibly to get it updated:

   sudo ln -sf "$PWD"/51-android.rules /etc/udev/rules.d/51-android.rules

   Change the File permissions with:

   sudo chmod a+r /etc/udev/rules.d/51-android.rules

5. 5. Setting up User & Group

   Again Set up User and Group
   First, if adbusers Group already exists remove it:

   groupdel adbusers

   Then set the Configuration with:

   sudo mkdir -p /usr/lib/sysusers.d/ && sudo cp android-udev.conf /usr/lib/sysusers.d/

   Add the adbusers Group:

   sudo groupadd adbusers

   Last, add your User to the adbusers Group:

   sudo usermod -a -G adbusers $(whoami)

6. 6. Restarting UDEV Service

   Follow to Restart UDEV Service
   First, play:

   sudo udevadm control --reload-rules

   And again:

   sudo service udev restart