dblt

dblt (short for debloat) is a simple, POSIX-compliant shell script for debloating Android devices via adb. It lets you remove preinstalled apps in bulk, restore them, or interactively pick packages to manage — all from the command line.

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Features

• Debloat – remove apps listed in one or more .txt package lists stored in ./lists
• Interactive – pick packages with fzf to install or remove
• List – view all installed and uninstalled packages on the device
• Logging – actions are logged to ~/.cache/dblt with timestamps

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Setup Guide

git clone https://codeberg.org/oceanicc/dblt
cd dblt
./dblt d

Requirements

• POSIX-compliant shell
• adb (Android Debug Bridge)
• fzf (only for interactive selection)
• Device must have USB debugging enabled.

Usage

./dblt [command]

Commands

• d | -d | debloat – debloat device using selected .txt package lists
• i | -i | install – interactively install packages
• r | -r | remove – interactively remove packages
• l | -l | list – list all installed and uninstalled packages
• h | -h | help – display help message

Package Lists

dblt expects one or more .txt files in the ./lists directory for debloating. Each file should contain package names (one per line). Lines may contain comments using #. Both full-line comments and inline comments are supported.

Example google.txt:

# google.txt
com.android.chrome          # google chrome
com.google.android.youtube  # youtube

Credits

This project’s design and code style were inspired by the KISS package manager.

License

MIT