Installing Android NDK on Linux Mint 13 Maya
Hi! The Tutorial shows you Step-by-Step How to Getting-Started with the Android Native Development Kit on Linux Mint 13 Maya LTS i386/amd64.
The Android NDK is a Toolset that allows you to Implement parts of your App using Native-Code Languages such as C and C++.
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The Android NDK Installation for Linux Mint 13 Maya Require also the Android SDK so you will Find also Link to Download the Needed Android SDK for Mint Linux.
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Download Android Native Development Kit for Linux
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Double-Click on Archive and Extract into /tmp.
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Open a Terminal Window
(Press “Enter” to Execute Commands)
In case first see: Terminal QuickStart Guide.
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Relocate Android NDK Folder
sudo chown -R root:root /tmp/android-ndk*
sudo mv /tmp/android-ndk* /opt
If Got “User is Not in Sudoers file” then see: How to Enable sudo
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Set Up ANDROID_NDK Environment Variable
nano ~/.bashrc
Example Append (Following your NDK Installation Location):
exportANDROID_NDK=/opt/android-ndk*/nexport PATH=$PATH:$ANDROID_NDK
Ctrl+x to Save & Exit from nano Editor.
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Install Required Android SDK Tools Only for Linux Mint:
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Set Up ANDROID_HOME Environment Variable
nano ~/.bashrc
Example Append (Following your SDK Installation Location):
exportANDROID_HOME=/opt/android-sdk-linux/nexport PATH=$PATH:$ANDROID_HOME/tools:$ANDROID_HOME/platform-tools
Ctrl+x to Save & Exit from nano Editor.
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Set Up JDK_PATH Environment Variable
nano ~/.bashrc
Example Append (Following your JDK Installation Location):
export JDK_PATH=/usr/lib/jvm/jdk1.[X]*/bin/nexport PATH=$PATH:$JDK_PATH
Ctrl+x to Save & Exit from nano Editor.
Load New Environment Variables:
bash
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Getting-Started with Android NDK on Eclipse
