Android Studio IDE Quick Start for Ubuntu 14.10 Utopic
How to Install and Getting Started on Android SDK with Android Studio IDE for Ubuntu 14.10 Utopic Unicorn desktop.
The Android Studio is the Official IDE for Android Application Development, based on IntelliJ IDEA.
Android Studio IDE main Features list:
- Flexible Gradle-based build system
- Build variants and multiple apk file generation
- Code templates to help you build common app features
- Rich layout editor with support for drag and drop theme editing
- Lint tools to catch performance, usability, version compatibility, and other problems
- ProGuard and app-signing capabilities
- Built-in support for Google Cloud Platform, making it easy to integrate Google Cloud Messaging and App Engine
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Download Android Studio IDE for Ubuntu
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Double-Click on Android Archive
Extract into /tmp
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Open a Command Line Console Window
Ctrl+Alt+t
(Press “Enter” to Execute Commands)
In case first see: Terminal QuickStart Guide.
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How to Install Required Oracle Java JDK on Ubuntu
To check your current JDK version:
javac --version && java -XshowSettings:properties -version 2>&1 | grep 'java.vendor'
If it’s the official Oracle JDK, the output will include:
java.vendor = Oracle Corporation. -
Relocate Android Studio IDE
sudo su -c "chown -R root:root /tmp/android-studio && mv /tmp/android-studio /opt"
Make a Symlink for Quick Starting Android Studio:
sudo ln -s /opt/android-studio/bin/studio.sh /usr/local/bin/android-studio
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Installing Required Packages for 64-bit Systems.
sudo apt-get install lib32stdc++6 lib32z1
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Getting Started with Android App Development
