

Now source the file to update the path without the need to logout and then back in and then run android. bash_profile # Fixups for androidĮxport PATH=$PATH:/opt/android-sdk-update-manager/tools:Įxport ANDROID_SWT=/usr/share/swt-3.5/lib Now wait a while for it to complete, after it is done then we need to fix our path to include the location where android sdk update manager is installed, sabayon installs it in /opt. Lovelock ~ # equo install ant dev-util/android-sdk-update-manager eclipse-sdk Run the following command as root or use sudo if you prefer: lovelock ~ # su. All the required packages can be installed with one single command, but be warned that it will download quite a volume so be sure to have a fast internet connection.

We need jdk too but I have openjdk installed out of the box so I wont bother with it, if we run into trouble with this then we can always switch jdk’s. These instructions are tested on sabayon 6 kde x86_64 but should work with other editions too.įirst we need to install the basic packages these are apache-ant which is a build tool for java, the android sdk update manager and eclipse.

Its not plain sailing for others, a few hacks are required here and there but it all works eventually. The installation instructions on the android developer are perfect for windows, mac and ubuntu (and its derivatives). The android sdk can be installed on windows, linux as well as mac osx. I’ve decided to get my feet wet and get to know the basics of developing for android. iPhone had all of the market to itself sometime back but now android is making progress at a very fast rate. Mobile application development seems to be in vogue these days, with the iPhone and Android platforms being the top contenders.
