Heimdall is a cross-platform open-source tool for flashing firmware onto Samsung Galaxy devices using a computer. In this tutorial, we will learn how to install Heimdall on FreeBSD Latest.
To follow this tutorial, you need:
Before installing any new software, it is always a good practice to update the system to the latest available packages. To do this, run the following command:
sudo pkg update && sudo pkg upgrade
Heimdall requires several dependencies to be installed on the system. Run the following command to install them:
sudo pkg install cmake glib20 libzip openssl-dev zlib-dev libusb
Download the Heimdall package from the official website https://heimdall.site/downloads/. You can use command line tool curl for downloading the package.
curl -LO https://github.com/Benjamin-Dobell/Heimdall/releases/download/v1.4.2/heimdall-1.4.2.tar.bz2
Now that we have downloaded the Heimdall package, we need to extract it and compile it. Run the following commands to achieve this:
tar -vxjf heimdall-1.4.2.tar.bz2
cd heimdall-1.4.2
mkdir build
cd build
cmake ../
make
The compilation process may take a few minutes.
Once the compilation process is complete, we need to install Heimdall on the system. Run the following command to install it:
sudo make install
To verify that Heimdall is installed correctly, run the following command in your terminal:
heimdall version
This command should display the version number of Heimdall if it is installed correctly.
In this tutorial, we learned how to install Heimdall on FreeBSD Latest. Heimdall can now be used to flash firmware onto Samsung Galaxy devices using your computer. Remember, flashing firmware can be risky, so make sure you know what you are doing before proceeding.
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