android-tools-fastboot software package provides Android Fastboot protocol CLI tool, you can install in your Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus) by running the commands given below on the terminal,
$ sudo apt-get update $ sudo apt-get install android-tools-fastboot
android-tools-fastboot is installed in your system.
Make ensure the android-tools-fastboot package were installed using the commands given below,
$ sudo dpkg-query -l | grep android-tools-fastboot *
You will get with android-tools-fastboot package name, version, architecture and description in a table
| Distro | Ubuntu 16 04 lts xenial xerus |
| Section | Development |
| Package | android-tools-fastboot |
| Version | 5.1.1r36+git20160322-0ubuntu3 |
| Description | Android Fastboot protocol CLI tool |
| Sub Section | Devel |