Install Android SDK Tools Only for Ubuntu 14.04 Trusty LTS Visual-Guide

February 25, 2014 | By the+gnu+linux+evangelist.

Install Android SDK Tools Only on Ubuntu 14.04

How to Install and Getting Started with Android SDK Tools for Ubuntu 14.04 Trusty Tahr LTS i386/Amd64 Linux.

The Android SDK is a Set of Development Tools used for Android App Development on Ubuntu Linux.

The Android SDK Tools Installation is Essential for Getting Started with Android Development on Ubuntu Linux.

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Download Latest Android SDK for Linux

Android SDK Linux .tgz

Select from the List Contained “Download for Other Platforms” and then on the “SDK Tools Only” Section the Android SDK .tgz Linux Release
Double-Click on Archive and Extract into /tmp.

Or from Command Line:
```
tar xvzf ~/android-sdk*.tgz -C /tmp/
```
Open Terminal Window
Ctrl+Alt+t
(Press “Enter” to Execute Commands)

In case first see: Terminal QuickStart Guide.
Install Required Multi-Arch Packages.
```
sudo su
```
If Got “User is Not in Sudoers file” then see: How to Enable sudo
```
apt-get install libstdc++6:i386 lib32z1 lib32ncurses5 libbz2-1.0:i386
```

Relocate Android SDK

sudo chown -R root:root /tmp/android-sdk-linux*

chmod -R +xr /tmp/android-sdk-linux*

mv /tmp/android-sdk-linux* /opt/android-sdk-linux

Insert Android Tools into User PATH
```
su <username>
```
```
nano ~/.bashrc
```
Append:
```
export PATH=/opt/android-sdk-linux/tools:/opt/android-sdk-linux/platform-tools:$PATH
```
Ctrl+Shift+v to Paste Content on nano
Ctrl+x to Save and Exit.

Load New Settings
```
bash
```
Updating Android SDK Tools & APIs.
```
cd /opt/android-sdk*/tools
```
```
sudo su -c "./android sdk"
```
Re-Start the Android SDK Installer After the First, Installation to Continue with APIs and Tools Installation!

Restart Again if Prompted to Get Installed the Latest API…

Select the wanted API’s and Build-tools and Wait Until the Download and Installation is Achieved.
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```
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```
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