Building from source: The source code for the Heimdall Suite is available on Github.After installation, heimdall should be available from the terminal type heimdall version to verify installation succeeded. The -frontend packages are not required for this guide. Linux: Pick the appropriate installation package based on your distribution.If you receive an error, be sure that you have the Microsoft Visual C++ 2012 Redistributable Package (x86/32bit) installed on your computer. You can verify Heimdall is working by opening a command prompt in this directory and typing heimdall version. Windows: Extract the Heimdall suite and take note of the directory holding heimdall.exe.Download and install the Heimdall Suite.Rooting the stock firmware is neither recommended nor necessary. The preferred method of installing a custom recovery is through this boot mode. Heimdall is a cross-platform, open source tool for interfacing with Download Mode on Samsung devices. Samsung devices come with a unique boot mode called Download Mode which is very similar to Fastboot Mode on some devices with unlocked bootloaders.
