How to Install Android SDK Tools Only on Ubuntu 15.04 Vivid 32-64bit GNU/Linux Visual-Guide

1. Open Terminal Window
   (Press “Enter” to Execute Commands)

   

2. 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.

3. Double-Click on Archive and Extract into /tmp

   

   Or from Command Line:

   tar xvzf ~/android-sdk*.tgz -C /tmp/

4. 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

5. 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

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7. Insert Android Tools into User PATH

   su <username>

   nano ~/.bashrc

   export PATH=/opt/android-sdk-linux/tools:/opt/android-sdk-linux/platform-tools:$PATH

   Ctrl+Shift+v to Paste Content into nano
   Ctrl+x to Save and Exit

   Load New Settings

   bash

8. 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.

9. Getting-Started with Android App Development on Ubuntu

   Android App Quick Start Guide

   Getting-Started with Android SDK Development on Ubuntu Linux.

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