Nov 28, 2016 How To Install Eclipse For Android Development In Ubuntu Linux. I will show you how to setup a working environment using the Android SDK, Eclipse IDE, and ADT Plugin. (Android Development. The Eclipse Foundation - home to a global community, the Eclipse IDE, Jakarta EE and over 350 open source projects, including runtimes, tools and frameworks.
This tutorial is to explain how to Setup Android SDK with Eclipse. You may find many website which explains how to setup android development in eclipse and i tried to make the tutorial simple by adding images to it. Before we move forward with the tutorials we must know the system requirement Android SDK and they are listed below.
System Requirement For Android SDK :
Operating Systems
- Windows XP (32-bit), Vista (32- or 64-bit), or Windows 7 (32- or 64-bit)
- Mac OS X 10.5.8 or later (x86 only)
- Linux (tested on Ubuntu Linux, Lucid Lynx)
- GNU C Library (glibc) 2.7 or later is required.
- On Ubuntu Linux, version 8.04 or later is required.
- 64-bit distributions must be capable of running 32-bit applications.
After finishing the download of Eclipse IDE, Unzip the file and open the unzipped folder and run the Eclipse.exe file. The below image will occur and Eclipse IDE will open.
You need to select a workspace where all your projects and related files will get stored. Click Browse as shown in the blow image and select a folder of your choice where all your files and project will get stored.
3. Installing Android Development Tool (ADT) Plugin To Eclipse :
Once you open Eclipse and set Workspace for it then you can install Android Development Tool (ADT) plugin using few simple steps as shown below.
i) Start Eclipse and select Help -> Install New Softwares... as shown in the below image.
iii) Add Name as Android and Location as https //dl-ssl.google.com/android/eclipse/ in Add Repository window and press OK .
iv) Now you will see the Developer Tools in the Install window.
v) Press Select All
and press Next button.
vi) Now you need to select file location and click Next button to install SDK.vii) In Choose Packages To Install window select Accept All and click Install
Android Plugin For Eclipse
button.In the Android SDK Manager window, you can see a list of Android versions available and Extra tools. You can download and use any Android version but its better if you start using Android 2.1 which is the basic version that support most of the Android devices.
Step 4: Configuring Android SDK
Now after downloading Android SDK and installing Android Development Tool plugin next step is to Configuring Android SDK. Follow the below steps
i) Select Window -> Preferences in Eclipse.
ii) In SDK Location select the folder location where you have saved the SDK file which we unzip on Step 1 and we need to select a SDK from it and press Apply button and then finally click OK button.
Step 5 : Creating Your Android Virtual Device
i) Lastly we need to create the Android Virtual Device that will be our Android Emulator through which we can run and test our Android Projects in our PC.
ii) You can create Android Virtual Device by clicking on the icon on Eclipse as shown in the below or you can select it by clicking on Window -> AVD Manager.
iii) Now Android Virtual Device Manager window will open and there you can see a New
Android In Eclipse
button on the right side. Click the New button.iv) Create new Android Virtual Device Window will Appear and it has Name, Target and other options in it.
v) In Name write any name which you would like to use and in Target select the Android Version which you would like to use in your Android Emulator and leave the other options as it is and finally click on Create AVD.
Now you can start programming Android applications and when you run the application, the application will be executed in Android Emulator.