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installing android studio on ubuntu

everybody, I am the android developer, I am using ubuntu 14.04 LTS.
Because of some hardware problem, I have to format my PC. before that android studio , SDK and Java were working perfectly.
After formatting my PC. I installed jdk1.8.0_71. after i extract android studio deb file with command sudo dpkg -i android-studio_4.13.0-ubuntu0_all.deb
and 'android-studio' folder extracted at /opt directory.
after that, i try to run /opt/android-studio/bin/studio.sh with command.
sh ./studio.sh and it gives me error like this
I have also tried by ./studio.sh to execute but same error. please help to solve.

To install Oracle Java on Ubuntu, do this:
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:webupd8team/java
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install oracle-java8-installer
I do this every time I install an Android Studio and it works flawlessly. And your Java 8 will be kept up to date, too. The environment variables are automatically properly set by that procedure.

its all about ELF execution (when you get bushes in output)
when your 64 bit os tries to start the Android SDK which in turns tries to run some 32 bit binaries and thus is the issue of compatibility.
check you have proper libs installed for studio
sudo apt-get install lib32z1 lib32ncurses5 lib32bz2-1.0 lib32stdc++6
64-bit architecture your you need
sudo apt-get install libncurses5:amd64 libstdc++6:amd64 zlib1g:amd64
and 32 bit:
sudo apt-get install libncurses5:i386 libstdc++6:i386 zlib1g:i386
for details see:
https://developer.android.com/studio/install.html
ps if apt could not find such libs try to search for similar - the name can vary for different distro
also use proper java hotspot (jdk) 32/64bit for your system

Setting up Android Studio takes just a few clicks.
While the Android Studio download completes, verify which version of the JDK you have: open a command line and type javac -version. If the JDK is not available or the version is lower than 1.8, download the Java SE Development Kit 8.
To install Android Studio on Linux, proceed as follows:
Unpack the .zip file you downloaded to an appropriate location for your applications, such as within /usr/local/ for your user profile, or /opt/ for shared users.
To launch Android Studio, open a terminal, navigate to the android-studio/bin/ directory, and execute studio.sh.
Tip: Add android-studio/bin/ to your PATH environment variable so you can start Android Studio from any directory.
Select whether you want to import previous Android Studio settings or not, then click OK.
The Android Studio Setup Wizard guides you though the rest of the setup, which includes downloading Android SDK components that are required for development.
Note: If you are running a 64-bit version of Ubuntu, you need to install some 32-bit libraries with the following command:
sudo apt-get install lib32z1 lib32ncurses5 lib32bz2-1.0 lib32stdc++6
If you are running 64-bit Fedora, the command is:
sudo yum install zlib.i686 ncurses-libs.i686 bzip2-libs.i686
For your details:
https://storage.googleapis.com/androiddevelopers/videos/studio-install-linux.mp4

I had similar problems with finding java by starting android-studio on ubuntu.
I solved the problems by editing the studio.sh file.
In the file the JAVA_HOME variable should be set, but it wasn't.
So I set the JAVA_HOME variable in the script manually and I could start android-studio.

Finally i solved my problem bu reinstalling java properly. i thought i installed wrong java/jdk. now Android Studio,Java is working.
I found this link useful to install java step by step. Link to install java step by step

Install Android Studio in ubuntu :
At first install JDK
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:webupd8team/java
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install oracle-java8-installer
sudo apt-get install oracle-java8-set-default
Download the android studio from here
https://developer.android.com/studio
Unzip android studio tar file using :
sudo unzip android-studio-ide-141.2178183-linux.zip -d /opt
or Simply unzip the download file using Archive Manager
Goto to android-studio/bin folder and open terminal or in terminal type
/opt/android-studio/bin
Then type :
./studio.sh
Android studio lunch your computer.
It takes about 30 min to one hour to finish gradle.
There recommend some updates and you should provide those updates.
For installing app using your phone, open developer mode. If you cannot see developer options go to about phone and tap build version 8 times.
In developer options turn on usb debugging.
Connect the phone into the computer using a USB cable.
Give a commands : sudo apt install adb
On the phone there is a dialog for debugging permission. Provide the permission.
Then install the app.
For saw the program in desktop goto tools->Create Desktop Entry-> Ok

Please, try to install java 7 or openjdk. It must solve problem.

How to install Android studio in Ubuntu 14.04?

I have already downloaded the android studio IDE.zip and also downloaded the android SDK.
How do I install it, I'm new to Ubuntu ?

In Ubuntu you can use 2 approvach to install Android Studio First one is use the new Developer tools that Ubuntu Team integrated directly on ubuntu. For that you can follow this manual (is writted by an Ubuntu Team member)
https://paolorotolo.github.io/android-studio/
If you want to use the latest version you can simple unzip the file you already have and run the /bin/studio.sh file.
To do that, first check if the file studio.sh has run permissions pressing right click in the file, properties --> permission tab.
After that, open a terminal cntrl + alt + t and navigate to the folder where you unzip Android Studio.
Then after make cd /bin run studio.sh with ./studio.sh &
When you have Studio running you can go to Configure option and then select Create Desktop Entry to create a entry in your Unity launcher

You can install Android studio in Ubuntu with apt or apt-get command.
Please use the following commands:
sudo apt-add-repository ppa:paolorotolo/android-studio
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install android-studio

I am unable to install Android Studio on Linux mint 17.1

I have tried for a lot times, but failed.
The Problem Details: I used these commands
sudo apt-add-repository ppa:paolorotolo/android-studio
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install android-studio
When i command the first line into the terminal it didn't notice me to getting any error. But after commanding the second line it got error..
There is the screenshot of that Error ...

The official distribution of Android Studio can be downloaded here. You're trying to use an unofficial repository maintained by someone from the community; there is absolutely no guarantee that it's going to work. Please consider downloading the official distribution instead.

So, first you want to make sure your Java is properly installed. You can do this manually or with a PPA.
Manual Method:
Get rid of the Open JDK that may be installed:
sudo apt-get update && apt-get remove openjdk*
Download Oracle JDK from here. You are looking for a linux version
with tar.gz extension. Also choose the right version from 32-bit
(x86) and 64bit (x64) one.
sudo mkdir -p /opt/java
Move the unzipped download to where it will live (I put the version
number in this example):
sudo mv jdk1.8.0_91 /opt/java
Make this JDK your system's default:
sudo update-alternatives --install "/usr/bin/java" "java" "/opt/java/jdk1.8.0_91/bin/java" 1
sudo update-alternatives --set java /opt/java/jdk1.8.0_91/bin/java
Finally, test your Java version:
java -version
PPA Method:
Get rid of the Open JDK that may be installed:
sudo apt-get update && apt-get remove openjdk*
ADD PPA
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:webupd8team/java
UPDATE
sudo apt-get update
INSTALL
sudo apt-get install oracle-java8-installer
Now Install Android Studio - either manually or via PPA:
Manual Method:
Download android studio:
Get it from http://developer.android.com/sdk/installing/studio.html#download then untar it under /opt/android-studio (recommended).
Launch it!
run ./studio.sh in the /opt/android-studio/bin directory. This will launch the setup and download all the SDKs and other necessary files on your first run, and this is what you will do to launch in the future. Just make a shortcut :)
PPA Method:
ADD PPA
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:paolorotolo/android-studio
UPDATE
sudo apt-get update
INSTALL
sudo apt-get install android-studio
NOTE: This PPA is maintained by Google, not just "someone from the community"

How to install Android Studio on Ubuntu?

I have to install Android Studio on Ubuntu and I have used this link to download Android Studio.
Is there any easy way to install Studio on Ubuntu?

Below are the steps to install Android Studio in Ubuntu system:
1. Install JDK 6 or later
First, install Oracle JDK 8 (although you could also choose OpenJDK but it has some UI/performance issues) using WebUpd8 PPA.
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:webupd8team/java
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install oracle-java8-installer
sudo apt-get install oracle-java8-set-default
To make sure, it’s installed successfully, open a terminal and type (you should get the version number of the jdk you’ve installed e.g javac 1.8.0_11)
javac -version
2. Download and install Android Studio
Download the Android Studio package for Linux and extract it somewhere (e.g home directory).
Then type :
cd android-studio/bin
./studio.sh
3. Install SDK Platforms
You need to install some SDK before you jump into building android apps. Click on Configure -> SDK Manager to open Android SDK Manager. Select the latest API (to test against target build, e.g API 19 (Android 4.4.2)) and some packages in Extras (Android Support Library and Android Support Repository). Then install the selected packages.

Download the Linux SDK from the Android website.
Copy the folder to whereever you want to extract the contents.
Open a terminal there, and then run:
sudo apt-get install unzip
sudo tar xvzf android-studio-ide-135.1641136-linux.zip
cd android-studio-ide-135.1641136-linux
./studio.sh
JDK 1.7 is required for Studio 1.0 onwards:
Download the ubuntu zip from the d.android.com and repeat the steps from above
Download the jdk 1.7 by executing the following commands in terminal as mentioned webupd8:
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:webupd8team/java
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install oracle-java7-installer
Open Android Studio and install the SDK tools.
Caveats:
If your system has a 32 bit processor, use Platform Tools r23.0.1.
Refer to this bug for details.
Note: If you are running a 64-bit version of Ubuntu, you need to install some 32-bit libraries with the following command:
$ sudo apt-get install libc6:i386 libncurses5:i386 libstdc++6:i386 lib32z1
Source: - linux-32-bit-libraries

Run the following command on terminal.
sudo apt-add-repository ppa:paolorotolo/android-studio
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install android-studio

Don't forget to run:
/opt/android-studio/bin/studio.sh
when you are done installing.

The easiest method to install Android Studio (or any other developer tool) on Ubuntu is to use the snap package from Ubuntu Software store. No need to download Android Studio as zip, try to manually install it, add PPAs or fiddle with Java installation. The snap package bundles the latest Android Studio along with OpenJDK and all the necessary dependencies.
Step 1: Install Android Studio
Search "android studio" in Ubuntu Software, select the first entry that shows up and install it:
Or if you prefer the command line way, run this in Terminal:
sudo snap install --classic android-studio
Step 2: Install Android SDK
Open the newly installed Android Studio from dashboard:
Don't need to import anything if this is the first time you're installing it:
The Setup Wizard'll guide you through installation:
Select Standard install to get the latest SDK and Custom in-case you wanna change the SDK version or its install location. From here on, it's pretty straightforward, just click next-next and you'll have the SDK downloaded and installed.
Step 3: Setting PATHs (Optional)
This step might be useful if you want Android SDK's developer tool commands like adb, fastboot, aapt, etc available in Terminal. Might be needed by 3rd party dev platforms like React Native, Ionic, Cordova, etc and other tools too. For setting PATHs, edit your ~/.profile file:
gedit ~/.profile
and then add the following lines to it:
# Android SDK Tools PATH
export ANDROID_HOME=${HOME}/Android/Sdk
export PATH="${ANDROID_HOME}/tools:${PATH}"
export PATH="${ANDROID_HOME}/emulator:${PATH}"
export PATH="${ANDROID_HOME}/platform-tools:${PATH}"
If you changed SDK location at the end of Step 2, don't forget to change the line export ANDROID_HOME=${HOME}/Android/Sdk accordingly. Do a restart (or just logout and then log back in) for the PATHs to take effect.
Tested on Ubuntu 16.04LTS and above. Would work on 14.04LTS too if you install support for snap packages first.
Note: This question is similar to the AskUbuntu question "How to install Android Studio on Ubuntu?" and my answer equally applies. I'm reproducing my answer here to ensure a full complete answer exists rather than just a link.

Here's how I installed android studio on xubuntu.
1. Install JDK:
Go through following commands to install jdk
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:webupd8team/java
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install oracle-java7-installer
sudo apt-get install oracle-java7-set-default
If you want to install other version of jdk than replace your version number with 7 in last two commands.
2. Download the latest android studio from official site:
https://developer.android.com/studio/index.html
It is better to use latest version of android studio because I tried to install version 1.5.1 and it was not working. Then I installed version 2.1.1 and it run perfectly.
Extract downloaded android studio file in whichever folder you want.
Now go to extracted android studio-->bin directory and open terminal here. Now run following:
./studio.sh
And that's it. If you are facing any problem than comment below.

You can also Install using a PPA
link

In order to install Android Studio on Ubuntu Studio 14.04 and derivatives, do the following:
Step 1: Open a terminal using the Dash or pressing Ctrl + Alt + T keys.
Step 2: If you have not, add that repository with the following command:
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:paolorotolo/android-studio
Step 3: Update the APT with the command:
sudo apt-get update
Step 4: Now install the program with the command:
sudo apt-get install android-studio
Step 5: Once installed, run the program by typing in Dash:
studio

you can install android studio by following steps in the terminal :
sudo apt update
sudo apt install openjdk-8-jre
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:maarten-fonville/android-studio
sudo apt update
sudo apt install android-studio
make sure you have no error in installation.

Android Studio PPA is maintained by Paolo Rotolo. We just need to add PPA to our system and install it using the following commands:
$ sudo add-apt-repository ppa:paolorotolo/android-studio
$ sudo apt-get update
$ sudo apt-get install android-studio
For more, see allubuntu.com

To install android studio on ubuntu here is the simplest way possible:
First of all, you have to install Ubuntu Make before installing Android Studio. Type following commands in the same order one by one on terminal:
1) sudo add-apt-repository ppa:ubuntu-desktop/ubuntu-make
2) sudo apt-get update
3) sudo apt-get install ubuntu-make
Now since you are done with Ubuntu make, use below command to install Android Studio:
4) umake android
While installation it will give you a couple of option which you can handle. So, Installation is done. You can open it and run an App of your choice. Isn’t it very easy? Let me know if you go through any problem, I can help.
Source Install Android Studio

add a repository,
sudo apt-add-repository ppa:maarten-fonville/android-studio
sudo apt-get update
Then install using the command below:
sudo apt-get install android-studio

Android Studio is now integrated in JetBrains Toolbox:
This free tool allows to easily install all JetBrains products, and Android Studio as well. Upgrade is automatic.
On Ubuntu, this tools requires FUSE (Filesystem in Userspace)

Hi If you want to install android studio on ubuntu you shoudl first have Java JDk on ubuntu.
Installing Java SDK
First you have to install Oracle on Java 7 (JDK and JRE)
Download Java SDK 32 or 64 bit depending upon your version.
java sdk on ubuntu
Then extract the file in the /tmp folder.Al dialogue box will pop up, click on replace all.An error will also pop out click close.
Go to tmp folder,a new folder name jdk and version must be created.right click on the folder and then click on rename and copy the name of the folder.
Also read How to Install Genymotion on Ubuntu
First write this command and click enter.
install android sdk on ubuntu linux
sudo su
Then write this command and press enter
if [ ! -d '/usr/lib/jvm' ]; then mkdir /usr/lib/jvm; fi
Paste this command
mv /tmp/jdk1.8* /usr/lib/jvm/
jdk1.8* = replace it with the name of the extracted folder in this example =jdk1.8.0_05
and press enter
sdk install linux
java,javac,jar,javaws = we have to replace these
update-alternatives --install /usr/bin/java java /usr/lib/jvm/jdk1.8*/bin/java 1065
update-alternatives --install /usr/bin/javac javac /usr/lib/jvm/jdk1.8*/bin/javac 1065
update-alternatives --install /usr/bin/jar jar /usr/lib/jvm/jdk1.8*/bin/jar 1065
update-alternatives --install /usr/bin/javaws javaws /usr/lib/jvm/jdk1.8*/bin/javaws 1065
update-alternatives --config java
java -version
This was taken from
http://emulatorforpc.com/best-android-emulator-ubuntu/

I was just investigating this issue now, you should use Ubuntu Make
Which "is a command line tool which allows you to download the latest version of popular developer tools on your installation"

You could always follow the official guide on how to install Android Studio on Linux. There's even a video you can watch!
https://developer.android.com/studio/install.html
Remember to select Linux in the drop-down box.
To summarise the steps: download Android Studio and extract it and execute studio.sh to run it. If you're running 64-bit Ubuntu, you will need to run:
sudo apt-get install lib32z1 lib32ncurses5 lib32bz2-1.0 lib32stdc++6

Follow the steps via terminal:
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:webupd8team/java
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install oracle-java8-installer
after then:
sudo apt-get install oracle-java8-set-default
then;
Download Android Studio from "https://developer.android.com/studio/index.html", use All Android Studio Packages.
Unzip the file.
At last type via terminal :
cd android-studio
cd bin
./studio.sh
Then follow the commands and you're ready to go.

I was having having an issue with umake being an outdated version. What fixed it was:
sudo apt remove --purge ubuntu-make
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:ubuntu-desktop/ubuntu-make
sudo apt update
sudo apt install ubuntu-make
umake android

How to setup Appium in Ubuntu for android

I am new in appium(automation testing technology).
I'm using a PC running Ubuntu Linux.
I have searched about this topic but I have not got any useful tutorial. Can anyone point me to the right documentation?

Do not install nodejs through apt-get, which will need sudo rights and appium will not work if node is installed as sudo user. If you have already installed remove it using
sudo apt-get remove nodejs
sudo apt-get remove npm
Download latest nodejs linux binaries form http://nodejs.org/download/
Extract into a folder that doesn't need sudo rights to access, for example your home folder.
tar -xvf <downloaded_binary_tar.gz>
Add the following line to your ~/.bashrc file.
export PATH=$PATH:<full_path_of_the_extracted_node_folder>/bin
Open a now terminal and do
npm install -g appium
appium

I'm sure you will find plenty of tutorials on this (and this will only work for android since you would need an OSX box to do iOS) but here is what we did:
Install nodejs/npm:
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install -y python-software-properties python g++ make
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:chris-lea/node.js
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install nodejs
UPDATE: use homebrew to install node
Install grunt-cli:
npm install -g grunt-cli
If you run into an issue about it not being able to install in a directory, do this.
Install Appium:
npm install -g appium
Set up a symlink in your .bashrc file for Appium:
ln -s /path/to/appium.js /usr/bin/appium
Test to make sure it can run by running appium in your terminal. The output should be something like:
info: Welcome to Appium v0.16.0 (REV 292d265edd9c7aaf96f165009285c814b218363d)
info: Appium REST http interface listener started on 0.0.0.0:4723
info - socket.io started
Install Java JRE 6
sudo apt-get install openjdk-6-jre
Install Android SDK:
Download the SDK and extract it to your home folder.
Launch the Android SDK Manager:
~/path/to/android-sdk/tools/android
Install the packages that you'll need in the new window:
Android 4.X
Android Support Library
Android SUpport Repository
Google Play services
Everything under Tools
Everything under Extras
You can also create a symlink for the Android SDK Manager by doing:
ln -s /path/to/android-sdk/tools/android /usr/bin/android

Steps to get appium working on ubuntu pc :
Install ruby: Paste the below command at terminal and hit enter
sudo apt-get install build-essential curl git m4 ruby texinfo libbz2-dev libcurl4-openssl-dev libexpat-dev libncurses-dev zlib1g-dev
Install linux brew:Paste the below command at terminal and hit enter
ruby -e "$(curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Homebrew/linuxbrew/go/install)"
set path for brew
Type: gedit .bashrc at terminal and copy paste following into the .bashrc file
export PATH="$HOME/.linuxbrew/bin:$PATH"
export MANPATH="$HOME/.linuxbrew/share/man:$MANPATH"
export INFOPATH="$HOME/.linuxbrew/share/info:$INFOPATH"
Install node:Paste the below commands one by one at terminal and hit enter
brew update
brew install node
brew link node
Install appium
npm install -g appium
npm install wd
To start appium: Paste the below command at terminal and hit enter
appium

Just to save somebodies time: on my Ubuntu 14.04 I was trying to install npm both via sudo apt-get and using binaries. Both approaches were wrong but everything is Ok after I istalled npm via HomeBrew

Steps to install Appium on Linux.
Basics setup from the link.
Now install linuxbrew taking help from the link.
Now use the following commands from the terminal
Make sure to start a new terminal:
brew update
brew install node
brew link node
npm install -g appium#version
Hope this helps those who face the issue installing with "sudo".

Many people face issue while installing appium on ubuntu because we install using sudo we should install appium using npm
Detailed step by step explanation to install appium on Ubuntu using npm
CLICK HERE
To install node.js and appium without sudo we use linuxbrew.
To install linuxbrew these are the dependencies
Ruby 1.8.6 or newer
GCC 4.2 or newer
Git 1.7.12.4 or newer
Linux 2.6.16 or newer
64-bit x86 or 32-bit ARM platform
Install Ruby using below command
sudo apt-get install build-essential curl git m4 python-setuptools ruby texinfo libbz2-dev libcurl4-openssl-dev libexpat-dev libncurses-dev zlib1g-dev
Install Linux Brew using below command
ruby -e “$(curl -fsSL
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Homebrew/linuxbrew/go/install)"
Set Path for brew
first type sudo gedit.bashrc in terminal and copy the below in the .bashrc file.export
PATH="$HOME/.linuxbrew/bin:$PATH"exportMANPATH="$HOME/.linuxbrew/share/man:$MANPATH"export INFOPATH="$HOME/.linuxbrew/share/info:$INFOPATH"
7 .Install Node:Open new terminal and copy the command and press enter
brew update
brew install node
brew link node
8.Finally Install Appium using below command
npm install -g appium
9.Let's Check if the installation is successfull. Open the terminal and type "appium" and hit enter.You should see something like this in the terminal
info: Welcome to Appium v1.4.12(REV 8db2d00b9afcf2c50a09a80a2e8d56b05a902caf)
info: Appium REST http interface listener started on 0.0.0.0:4723
info: Console LogLevel: debug

It is very simple and easy, Please check the below steps!.
1) Install latest Node.js
Terminal commands:
curl -sL https://deb.nodesource.com/setup_8.x | sudo -E bash -
sudo apt-get install -y nodejs
More information please check official website.
2) Install latest Appium
Terminal commands :
npm install -g appium
or
sudo npm install -g appium
More information please check official documentation.

I've installed the NVM on CentOS 7 and it works perfectly.
curl https://raw.githubusercontent.com/creationix/nvm/v0.13.1/install.sh | bash
I will strongly recommend going for that with which you will have control of NodeJS versions.
Btw, Linuxbrew doesn't work for me.

I can tell about the 14.04 version
Download the file from https://nodejs.org/en/
2.Now for extracting the file path press
Ctrl+l , it will give the exact path , copy it
3.open bash.src file and it has to be open with gedit, this file is hidden
Press Ctrl+h to see the hidden files
4.now in the bash.src file,paste the below commands
export PATH=$PATH:"somepath u copied upto bin"
export NODE_PATH=$PATH:"somepath u copied upto bin node_modules'"
It will surely work