How to install the Android SDK
First, install Eclipse here.
After installing Eclipse, install the Android ADT plugin for Eclipse:
- Click on Help > Then click on
- Install New Software Copy and paste this and click "Add":
Eclipse will ask you to restart. After you restart, the Android ADT plugin will ask you to either download and install the Android SDK for you or you can do it yourself.
If you are using an existing SDK or downloading it yourself:
Download the SDK:
The file should look like:
Extract the file to your /home/USER directory by either double clicking on the file or command line:
Next you will go into Eclipse and use the Android ADT plugin to use with the /home/USER/android-sdk that you have extracted.
First, install Eclipse here.
After installing Eclipse, install the Android ADT plugin for Eclipse:
- Click on Help > Then click on
- Install New Software Copy and paste this and click "Add":
https://dl-ssl.google.com/android/eclipse/
- Click "OK" Eclipse will ask you to restart. After you restart, the Android ADT plugin will ask you to either download and install the Android SDK for you or you can do it yourself.
If you are using an existing SDK or downloading it yourself:
Download the SDK:
http://developer.android.com/sdk/index.html
The file should look like:
android-sdk_r20-linux.tgz
Extract the file to your /home/USER directory by either double clicking on the file or command line:
tar -zxvf android-sdk_r20-linux.tgz
Installing Android Versions
- Go to Window > then click on Android SDK Manager
From here, you can select the Android Packages that you would like.