Monday, March 18, 2013

How-to Install Eclipse-Android ADT IDE on Linux Sabayon 10 Gnome3 32bit/64bit Step-by-Step Visual Guide

The Guide Show Simply and Step-by-Step How-to Quickly and Easily Install and Getting-Started with Latest Eclipse-Android ADT IDE for Linux Sabayon 10 Gnome3 i386/amd64 Desktop


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


To Make the Entire Process Easier to Visualize and Retain the Article 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 more Easy & Digestive ;)


Android Eclipse
  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
    Linux Gnome Desktop Android ADT Bundle Extraction
  3. Open Terminal Window
    Linux Gnome 3 Open Terminal
  4. Check if Java JDK7 is Installed
    java -version
    How-to Install Oracle Java JDK7 for Linux Sabayon
  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. Launching ADT Eclipse Bundle

    From Terminal with:

    adt

    Create a Custom App Launcher for Easy&Quick Starting:

    How-to Create Gnome3 Launcher
    Gnome3 Eclipse Launcher
  8. Getting-Started Coding Hello-World Android App on Eclipse ADT:

    Eclipse-Android App Hello-World