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== How to setup Android SDK ==
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=== How to setup Android Studio on Linux ===
This is to build applications for Android
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Android Studio is now the official IDE to build Android applications
 
* Get the Studio IDE from https://developer.android.com/sdk/index.html
=== Linux Setup ===
 
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* Unzip the downloaded file
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# cd ~/bin/
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# unzip android-studio-ide-*-linux.zip
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* Add <tt>android-studio/bin/</tt> to your path
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# export PATH=$PATH:~/bin/android-studio/bin
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# sed -i -e '/^PATH/s/$/:$HOME\/bin\/android-studio\/bin/' .bash_profile
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* To start Android Studio execute:
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# studio.sh
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=== How to setup Android SDK ===
 
'''Linux Setup'''<br>
 
If installing on a 64-bit system, then install the following packages before to start because Android SDK is 32-bit
 
If installing on a 64-bit system, then install the following packages before to start because Android SDK is 32-bit
 
yum install glibc.i686 glibc-devel.i686 libstdc++.i686 zlib-devel.i686 ncurses-devel.i686 libX11-devel.i686 libXrender.i686 libXrandr.i686
 
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* Download the [http://developer.android.com/sdk Android SDK]
<pre><nowiki>
 
 
* Add to the <code>$PATH</code> the tools location
yum install glibc.i686 glibc-devel.i686 libstdc++.i686 zlib-devel.i686 ncurses-devel.i686 \
 
libX11-devel.i686 libXrender.i686 libXrandr.i686
 
</nowiki></pre>
 
 
 
* Download the [[http://developer.android.com/sdk|Android SDK]]
 
* Add to the `$PATH` the tools location
 
 
<pre><nowiki>
 
 
export PATH=${PATH}:<sdk_location>/tools:<sdk_location>/platform-tools
 
export PATH=${PATH}:<sdk_location>/tools:<sdk_location>/platform-tools
</nowiki></pre>
 
 
 
* Install add-ons and documentation
 
* Install add-ons and documentation
* Download and install plugin for the prefered IDE
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* Download and install plugin for the preferred IDE
   
=== Windows Setup ===
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''' Windows Setup'''<br>
 
* Download SDK
 
* Download SDK
 
* Install SDK
 
* Install SDK
 
* Disable anti-virus
 
* Disable anti-virus
 
* Install add-ons and documentation
 
* Install add-ons and documentation
* Download and install plugin for the prefered IDE
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* Download and install plugin for the preferred IDE
   
== How to setup Eclipse to build Android Apps on Linux ==
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=== How to setup Eclipse to build Android Apps on Linux (Legacy) ===
 
This setup Eclipse and Android Eclipse Plugin on Linux
 
This setup Eclipse and Android Eclipse Plugin on Linux
 
 
* Install Eclipse
 
* Install Eclipse
 
<pre><nowiki>
 
 
yum install eclipse eclipse-jdt eclipse-gef
 
yum install eclipse eclipse-jdt eclipse-gef
 
* Enable the proper eclipse repository, based on the release codename <code><nowiki>http://download.eclipse.org/releases/ECLIPSE_RELEASE/</nowiki></code>
</nowiki></pre>
 
 
* Update eclipse, <code>Help > Check Updates</code>
 
 
* Add the ADT on <code>Help > Install New Software</code>
* Enable the proper eclipse repository, based on the release codename
 
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* On the new dialog click on 'Add' button and fill in the following fields:
 
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** <tt>Location:</tt> https://dl-ssl.google.com/android/eclipse/
<pre><nowiki>
 
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** <tt>Name:</tt> Android Plugin
http://download.eclipse.org/releases/<eclipse_release>/
 
</nowiki></pre>
 
 
* Update eclipse, 'Help > Check Updates'
 
* Add the ADT on 'Help > Add New software'
 
* On the new dialog click on 'Add' button and add `https://dl-ssl.google.com/android/eclipse/` in location and `Android Plugin in name field
 

Latest revision as of 16:58, 9 June 2015

How to setup Android Studio on Linux

Android Studio is now the official IDE to build Android applications

# cd ~/bin/
# unzip android-studio-ide-*-linux.zip
  • Add android-studio/bin/ to your path
 # export PATH=$PATH:~/bin/android-studio/bin
 # sed -i -e '/^PATH/s/$/:$HOME\/bin\/android-studio\/bin/' .bash_profile
  • To start Android Studio execute:
# studio.sh

How to setup Android SDK

Linux Setup
If installing on a 64-bit system, then install the following packages before to start because Android SDK is 32-bit

yum install glibc.i686 glibc-devel.i686 libstdc++.i686 zlib-devel.i686 ncurses-devel.i686 libX11-devel.i686 libXrender.i686 libXrandr.i686
  • Download the Android SDK
  • Add to the $PATH the tools location
export PATH=${PATH}:<sdk_location>/tools:<sdk_location>/platform-tools
  • Install add-ons and documentation
  • Download and install plugin for the preferred IDE

Windows Setup

  • Download SDK
  • Install SDK
  • Disable anti-virus
  • Install add-ons and documentation
  • Download and install plugin for the preferred IDE

How to setup Eclipse to build Android Apps on Linux (Legacy)

This setup Eclipse and Android Eclipse Plugin on Linux

  • Install Eclipse
yum install eclipse eclipse-jdt eclipse-gef
  • Enable the proper eclipse repository, based on the release codename http://download.eclipse.org/releases/ECLIPSE_RELEASE/
  • Update eclipse, Help > Check Updates
  • Add the ADT on Help > Install New Software
  • On the new dialog click on 'Add' button and fill in the following fields: