This quote is seen in a guide for a similar installer
- Ensure your computer has the correct drivers installed so that it can access your device’s bootloader menu.
- On Windows systems, open Windows Update, run a check for updates, then select View optional updates. From here, install the driver for the Android bootloader interface.
- On Linux systems, install the android-sdk-platform-tools-common package (Debian and Ubuntu) or the android-udev package (Arch Linux) using apt or its built-in official package manager, pacman.
The need for Windows Drivers information is already mentioned above.
For Linux a hint regarding plugdev group and that apt-get install android-sdk-platform-tools-common can provide a default set of udev rules would seem beneficial.
See also https://developer.android.com/studio/run/device#setting-up