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Although experienced with development using Eclipse, after a short break I realise that my current machine (Vista, 3GB, unable to support virtualisation)is inadequate to migrate to Android Studio and the latest SDK.
I was contemplating a Linux laptop (ASUS X555LA Laptop, Intel Core i7, 8GB RAM) and assuming I could install Ubuntu 15 on it, would it make a reasonably quick Android Studio development machine?
I would much appreciate any answers from experienced A. Studio/Ubuntu programmers.
I don't know if you'll get an adequate answer for this, so I'll throw my hat in the ring. I personally believe virualization is not the downfall of your current machine. This post suggests that you do not need virtualization other than for faster emulators, since you probably have a physical Android device for testing, this is likely not as critical.
I Google'd the Laptop you want to upgrade to (it was i5), and has virualization, so it would be better in that regard.
I currently use a rather high end pc (i7 4770k, 16gb ram, SSD drive) and I would not consider Android Studio to be "fast". The continuous build times are very noticeable. Granted, the upgrade would perform a lot better; but if you do upgrade, don't expect a seamless dev environment.
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I have been using android studio from the moment it came out,It has been considerably slow while building when doing large projects..
I have been running it on a windows PC [windows 7 Home Basic] with 4 gb ram and core i5 processor
I have been thinking of migrating to a Linux OS lately [Elementary OS in mind]
And i just really want to know whether Android studio is faster on a Linux machine or a windows machine
It is possible you would have faster performance on a Linux OS, but that would most likely be due to less processes operating simultaneously on your OS. If you have File indexing turned on under Windows, or antivirus software, they could degrade your overall build speed. Perhaps try optimizing your current configuration before migrating to a new OS that could introduce a host of new issues.
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I'm buying new laptop I fed up with my pc, AVD loads slowly in my pc so I'm buying new laptop what configuration should I have for my Android application development.
I run a Surface Pro with an Intel i5, 4GB of RAM, integrated chipset and run things just fine.
I also develop on a late 2011 MacBook Pro. Granted, I don't use the built in emulator and just run my application on my phone. I feel these are some bare minimum specs that you can somewhat comfortably develop with.
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If I need a development tool for Android (where Android is the development platform), can I just install the Linux version?
E.g. can I install the Linux version of QtCreator?
can I just install the Linux version?
No. While Android has a Linux kernel, it lacks most of the Linux userland environment and therefore will not run arbitrary Linux apps, particularly those expecting a Linux UI subsystem like X.
Can Linux apps be run in Android?
Might be helpful. Looks like you might be able to install apps (but maybe not a full IDE).
QT has a package for Android though. So you might be able to get some of the things you want.
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Good Day everyone. I have a laptop that has just 1GB of RAM and I am tying to develop android apps. I would like to know if I can run my apps using this laptop. ALso, what kind of profiles would I create for the Android Virtual Device settings. Thanks, any help would be appreciated.
I would think it will be terribly slow, if you can run it at all. The OS itself consumes a lot of memory and 1GB is pretty low to run your Eclipse or other tools on top of your operating system. I used to have a windows XP Laptop with 3GB RAM. The emulator would be ready after 10 minutes - once I start it!! I am not a big fan of mac, but had to buy a high end mac book to be able to work faster.
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Are there any version/equivalent of R for android platform, specifically a .apk file?
If not, how do one build it from the source, without rooting the device?
(R is a free software environment for statistical computing and graphics. It compiles and runs on a wide variety of UNIX platforms, Windows and MacOS.)
I'll add one answer to this already a bit dated question, since things have developed a bit in the last year or so.
You can install R locally on an Android device using the GNURoot software that is available from the Google Play. Despite it's name, GNURoot does not require rooting the device. I outlined the installation process in a few more details in my blog at http://www.r-ohjelmointi.org/?p=1434.
There is also R-Fiddle (http://www.r-fiddle.org/) that you can use through browser, and if you can connect to a WLAN while on a journey, it might be worth testing, also.
RStudio server is one possibility, you could that from a tablet - http://goo.gl/PAEvR