Support #680
Updated by Daniel Curtis over 8 years ago
This is a guide on how I set up my development environment for developing Android applications on Arch Linux. h2. Prepare the Environment * Edit the pacman config file: <pre> vi /etc/pacman.conf </pre> #* And uncomment the multilib definition: <pre> [multilib] Include = /etc/pacman.d/mirrorlist </pre> * Make sure the system is up to date: <pre> pacman -Syu </pre> * Install a few dependencies: wget: <pre> pacman -S gcc git gnupg flex bison gperf sdl wxgtk squashfs-tools curl ncurses zlib schedtool perl-switch zip unzip libxslt python2-virtualenv bc wget gcc-multilib lib32-zlib lib32-ncurses lib32-readline </pre> * Download and extract the packages for yaourt: <pre> cd /tmp wget https://aur.archlinux.org/cgit/aur.git/snapshot/package-query.tar.gz && wget https://aur.archlinux.org/cgit/aur.git/snapshot/yaourt.tar.gz tar xzf package-query.tar.gz tar xzf yaourt.tar.gz </pre> #* Install package-query: <pre> cd package-query makepkg -csi </pre> #* Install yaourt <pre> cd ../yaourt makepkg -csi </pre> * (64-bit Only) Install libtinfo: the multilib repository: <pre> yaourt libtinfo vi /etc/pacman.conf </pre> #* And make sure the multilib repo is uncommented: <pre> [multilib] Include = /etc/pacman.d/mirrorlist </pre> #* Update the pacman repo cache: <pre> pacman -Sy </pre> h2. Install Android SDK * Install the Android SDK from the AUR: <pre> yaourt android-sdk </pre> * Install the Android SDK Platform Tools from the AUR: <pre> yaourt android-sdk-platform-tools </pre> * Install the Android SDK Build Tools from the AUR: <pre> yaourt android-sdk-build-tools </pre> * Create an android sdk users group: <pre> groupadd sdkusers </pre> * Add your user into this group: <pre> gpasswd -a bob sdkusers </pre> * Change folder's group ownership <pre> chown -R :sdkusers /opt/android-sdk/ </pre> * Change permissions of the folder so the user in the sdkuser group will be able to write in the sdk folder: <pre> chmod -R g+w /opt/android-sdk/ </pre> * Log out and log back in for the new group to take effect. h3. Install Android SDK Platform API * Next install the latest Android SDK Platform API: <pre> yaourt android-platform </pre> h3. Install Android Tools * Install android-tools: <pre> pacman -S android-tools </pre> * Enable USB Debugging on the phone or device: *# *Jelly Jelly Bean (4.2) and newer*: newer: Go to +Settings -> About Phone+ tap _Build Number_ *Build Number* until a popup appears that you have become a developer (about 10 times). Then go to +Settings --> Developer --> USB debugging+ and enable it. *# *Older versions*: Older versions: This is usually done from +Settings -> Applications -> Development -> USB debugging+. Reboot the phone after checking this option to make sure USB debugging is enabled. * Install android-udev: <pre> pacman -S android-udev </pre> * Add yourself to the adbusers group: <pre> gpasswd -a bob adbusers </pre> h2. Install Android Studio IDE * Install Android Studio from the AUR: <pre> yaourt android-studio </pre> h2. Resources * https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Android * http://developer.android.com/training/basics/firstapp/index.html * http://developer.android.com/training/index.html