Setting Up Android SDK Emulator on Linux

Setting Up Android SDK Emulator on Linux

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1. Install Java 8:
$ sudo apt update
$ sudo apt install openjdk-8-jdk


2. Download Android SDK Command Line Tools:
   Official Android SDK https://developer.android.com/studio

3. Set Java 8 as Default:
$ sudo update-alternatives --config java
- Choose Java 8 from the list.

4. Add Java 8 to PATH:
$ sudo nano /etc/bash.bashrc

   - Add the line at the end:
export PATH=$PATH:/usr/lib/jvm/java-8-openjdk-amd64/bin

   - Save, exit, then run:
source /etc/bash.bashrc


5. Move Command Line Tools to Directory:
$ mkdir -p ~/android_sdk
$ cd ~/android_sdk
$ mv ~/Downloads/cmdline-tools-linux-6609375_latest.zip .
$ unzip cmdline-tools-linux-6609375_latest.zip
$ cd ~/android_sdk/cmdline-tools/cmdline-tools
$ mkdir tools
move all the files in to ~/android_sdk/cmdline-tools/tools
New path ~/android_sdk/cmdline-tools/tools/bin


6. Navigate to Command Line Tools Bin:
$ cd ~/android_sdk/cmdline-tools/tools/bin


7. List Available Emulators:
$ ./sdkmanager --list


8. Install Platform Tools and Emulator:
$ ./sdkmanager "platform-tools" "emulator" (press y)


9. List Available System Images:
$ ./sdkmanager --list | grep "system-images;android"


10. Install Necessary Packages:
$ ./sdkmanager "platforms;android-21" "system-images;android-30;default;x86_64" "build-tools;29.0.3"


11. Create a Virtual Device:
$ ./avdmanager list avd (list AVD)
$ ./avdmanager create avd -n <avd_name> -k <sdk_package_path> (Create new AVD)
$ ./avdmanager create avd -n "my_avd_21" -k "system-images;android-30;default;x86_64"


12. Launch the Emulator:
$ cd ~/android_sdk/cmdline-tools/tools/emulator
$ ./emulator -avd <avd_name> (start emulator default memory)
$ ./emulator -avd my_avd_21 -memory 1024

13. Stop emulator
$ adb emu kill



Ensure to replace the download link and file names with the appropriate ones from the Android SDK website. Also, adjust paths if necessary.