Download Android Studio on Linux
Download Android Studio on Linux
In this post, we will learn the steps involved to download the Android Studio package on a Linux machine. We will use Debian-based Linux distribution Ubuntu in this example.
Environment
- Ubuntu Linux Distribution
- Android Studio Latest Package
Download Android Studio
Launch your favorite web browser on the Linux machine.
Navigate to the Android developer download URL:
- https://developer.android.com/studio
Click on the Download Android Studio download button.
Read and accept the Terms and conditions.
Click on the Download Android Studio <version> for Linux button.
Install Android Studio
Open Terminal.
Change working directory to the Download directory. Issue the following command.
Unpack all the contents in the tar bundle.
$ tar -xvf android-studio-version-linux.tar.gz
This will extract all the contents to the android-studio directory. Once complete, we can move the android-studio directory to a suitable location using the mv command.
mv Linux command
Start Android Studio
Open Terminal. Change directory into the android studio/ bin directory.
Run the Android Studio script. Type the following:
$ ./studio.sh
Add bin directory to PATH
Add the bin directory to the PATH environment variable. Make necessary changes to the below commands as per your installation.
$ sudo gedit /etc/profile
PATH=$PATH:<Android Studio Directory>/bin
export PATH
Setup Wizard Settings
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