Monday, October 14, 2013

How-to Install Eclipse Android Bundle on Xubuntu 32bit/64bit Step-by-Step Visual Guide

How to Install Eclipse Android Bundle Xubuntu 13.04/13.10

The Guide Show Simply and Step-by-Step How-to Quickly and Easily Install Eclipse-Android ADT Bundle for Xubuntu Linux 13.04-Raring/13.10-Saucy Xfce i386/amd64 Desktop

The Eclipse ADT Ready Bundle Represent the Quickest and Easiest Way of Getting-Started Developing for the Android Platform.

With a single download, the ADT Bundle includes everything you need to begin developing apps:

  • Eclipse + ADT plugin
  • Android SDK Tools
  • Android Platform-tools
  • The latest Android platform
  • The latest Android system image for the emulator

To Make the Entire Process Easier to Visualize and Retain the Post Includes the Basic Screenshots of the Essentials Steps Involved.

The Content and Details are Expressly Reduced to Give Focus Only to the Essentials Instructions and Commands and Make Tut Easier to Read & Digest ;)

Install Android Bundle on Xubuntu with Linux Penguin
  1. Download Android 4.2 SDK ADT Bundle Ready to Develop:

    ADT Bundle r21 Linux x86/x86_64.zip
  2. Double-Click on Archive and Extract into /tmp
    Install Android Bundle on Xubuntu - Extraction
  3. Open Terminal Window
    Linux Xubuntu13.04 Open Terminal
  4. Check if Java JDK7 is Installed
    java -version
    How-to Install Oracle Official Java JDK7 for Xubuntu Linux
  5. Relocate Android Developer Tools
    su 
    mv /tmp/adt-bundle-linux* /opt

    Make a Symlink to Distingue ADT Eclipse Bundle from Ordinary Eclipse:

    ln -s /opt/adt-bundle-linux*/eclipse/eclipse /opt/adt-bundle-linux*/eclipse/adt
  6. Insert Android Developer Tools into User PATH
    nano ~/.bashrc
    export PATH=/opt/tmp/adt-bundle-linux*/eclipse:$PATH

    Ctr+x to Save and Exit :)

    Load New Settings

    source ~/.bashrc
  7. Create an Eclipse Launcher for Easy-Starting:

    Xubuntu How Menu Launcher
    Install Android Bundle on Xubuntu Menu
  8. Getting-Started Coding Hello-World Android App on Eclipse ADT:

    Eclipse-Android App Hello-World