Step-by-step – Android Studio Installation in MX Linux

GNU/Linux MX Installing Android Studio – QuickStart Guide

Hi! The Tutorial shows you Step-by-Step How to Install Android Studio IDE in MX 64-bit GNU/Linux Desktop.

First, the Android Studio for MX Linux is the Official IDE for Android Application Development, based on IntelliJ IDEA.

Especially relevant: the Android App Development Requires a working Oracle Java JDK Installation for MX.

Finally, this guide includes detailed instructions about to Getting-Started with Android Studio on MX.

Again about the Android Studio IDE main Features are:

• 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

1. 1. Launching Shell Emulator

   Open a Terminal window
   (Press “Enter” to Execute Commands).

   

2. 2. Downloading Android Studio IDE

   Download Android Studio IDE for MX Linux

   Android Studio IDE tar.gz Linux

   Android Studio IDE
   If you are using Firefox then on Prompt Choose “Open with Archive Manager”:
   
   Or After try to Select the Package by the Downloads Button on Top Panel:
   
   Instead, on Google-Chrome simply try to Choose the Package on the Bottom Panel:
   
   Browser Chrome MX Setup Tutorial

3. 3. Extracting Android Studio IDE

   Then Extract Android Studio IDE into /tmp
   Possibly Double-Click/Right-Click on Archive to Open with Archive Manager:

   
   Or from Shell:

   tar xvzf ~/Downloads/android-studio*.tar.gz -C /tmp

   But if you are in Trouble to Find the Location on Terminal then See: How to Access Downloads Folder from Browser.

4. 4. Installing Dependencies

   Now to Install Required Packages
   Simply play:

   sudo apt-get install lib32z1 lib32ncurses* lib32stdc++6

   Authenticate with the User Admin Pass.
   If Got “User is Not in Sudoers file” then see: How to Enable sudo.

5. 5. Installing Oracle JDK

   How to Install Required Oracle Java JDK on MX

   Install Oracle JDK for MX

   SetUp Oracle JDK on MX

6. 6. Relocating Android Studio

   Again to Relocate Android Studio IDE
   For a System wide installation Set the superUser as Holder with:

   sudo chown -R root:root /tmp/android-studio

   Then Move the Android Studio contents into the /opt Directory:

   sudo mv /tmp/android-studio /opt/

7. 7. Amending User’s Path

   And to Make Android Studio Command-line Accessible
   Amend the User’s Path with:

   echo "export PATH=/opt/android-studio/bin:$PATH" >> ~/.bashrc

   And then to Reload the PATH simply run:

   bash

8. 8. Running Android Studio IDE

   Finally, Launch & Enjoy Andoid Studio
   First, Launch it from Terminal with:

   studio.sh

   And on the First, Configuration a Desktop Launcher it’s Automatically Created!
   Wait until Android Studio Download the SDK Tools and the others Needed Components…
   

9. 9. Android Studio Getting-Started Guide

   Getting-Started with Android App Development

   Android Studio Quick Start Guide

   Android Studio Quick Start on MX
   

So Now I’m truly Happy if My Guide could Help you to Install Android Studio on MX!