Android Application Development setup

Android Application Development setup
- Contributed by Keith Rich

Eclipse

• download: http://eclipse.org/downloads
  • choose the Eclipse Classic version
• expand:
  • downloads=$HOME/Downloads
  • cd $HOME
  • tar xzf $downloads/eclipse-SDK-3.7.1-linux-gtk.tar.gz

Android SDK

• download: http://developer.android.com/sdk/index.html
  • choose the Linux version
• expand:
  • downloads=$HOME/Downloads
  • cd $HOME/$android
  • tar xzf $downloads/android-sdk_r13-linux_x86.tgz
• setup:
  • h=/home/guest
    j=/usr/java/jdk1.6.0_27
    e=$h/eclipse
    w=$h/workspace
    a=$h/android
    t=$h/android/android-sdk-linux_x86/tools
    pt=$h/android/android-sdk-linux_x86/platform-tools
    PATH=$j/bin:/usr/bin:/bin:$h/bin:$e:$t:$pt

Android Development Tools (ADT) Plugin for Eclipse

• start eclipse
  • eclipse
• install adt plugin
  • Help > Install New Software
    Add...
    Name: Android Plugin
    Location: https://dl-ssl.google.com/android/eclipse
    select Developer Tools
    Next
    Next
    accept
    Finish
• restart eclipse
  • Window > Preferences...
    select Android
    browse
    $HOME/android/android-sdk-linux_x86
    Apply/OK
• install platforms
  • Window > Android SDK and AVD Manager
    Available Packages
    Android Repository
    Install Selected
    Install
• create android virtual device
  • Virtual Devices
    New...
    Name: my_avd22
    Target: 2.2

Java - java version >= 1.6 is needed for Android development.

• download: java 1.6u27
  • choose jdk-6u27-linux-i586.bin
• install:
  • downloads=$HOME/Downloads
    chmod a+x $downloads/jdk-6u27-linux-i586.bin
    su
    cd /usr/java
    $downloads/jdk-6u27-linux-i586.bin
• setup
  • PATH=/usr/java/jdk1.6.0_27/bin:${PATH}