Install Android Studio in Ubuntu 14.04

Android Studio is the official development tool for Android developers. This tutorial shows you the way to install the latest Android Studio in Ubuntu 14.04. Solutions for some common problems are provided at the end of this tutorial. Android Studio requires Oracle JDK 7.0 or latest in your system. If you do not have JDK, follow this link and install the Java first.

Step #1:

Download the latest Android Studio package from the official link.

Step #2:

Extract the Android Studio zip file in your home directory.

Step #3:

If you want Android Studio to be available for all users you need to move it to the /opt/ directory. To move it enter the following command in Terminal.

sudo mv android-studio /opt/

Step #4:

Enter this command in Terminal.

gedit android-studio.desktop

Step #5:

Copy and paste the following code into the opened gedit, save the document and exit the gedit.

[Desktop Entry]
Name=Android Studio
Type=Application
Exec=/opt/android-studio/bin/studio.sh
Terminal=false
Icon=/opt/android-studio/bin/studio.png
Comment=Integrated Development Environment
NoDisplay=false
Categories=Development;IDE;
Name[en]=Android Studio
Name[en_US]=Android Studio

Step #6:

Now enter the following command to install the android-studio.desktop into the applications directory.

sudo desktop-file-install android-studio.desktop

Now you are ready to run your Android Studio. Search for Android Studio in Unity dashboard and open it. Follow the instructions to download Android SDK tools and to create your first virtual device.

Possible Errors

Error 1:
Once completed, create a sample project and if you got any build errors saying something like this...

Execution failed for task ':app:mergeDebugResources'.

>   /path/to/application/app/build/intermediates/exploded-aar/com.android.support/appcompat-v7/19.1.0/res/drawable-hdpi/abc_tab_selected_focused_holo.9.png: Error: Cannot run program "/usr/share/android-studio/data/sdk/build-tools/android-4.4W/aapt": error=2, No such file or directory

You need to install 32 bit libraries in your 64 bit Ubuntu to support some tools in the Android SDK. Enter the following command to install the required libraries and after the installation restart your Android Studio.

sudo apt-get install libc6-i386 lib32stdc++6 lib32gcc1 lib32ncurses5

Error 2:

If there are any errors like the following:

Execution failed for task ':app:mergeDebugResources'.
Error: Failed to run command:
/home/giacomotb/Programs/android-studio/sdk/build-tools/android-4.4/aapt s -i /home/giacomotb/AndroidStudioProjects/ProvaDBCinema/app/build/exploded-bundles/ComAndroidSupportAppcompatV71900.aar/res/drawable-hdpi/abc_list_selector_disabled_holo_light.9.png -o /home/giacomotb/AndroidStudioProjects/ProvaDBCinema/app/build/res/all/debug/drawable-hdpi/abc_list_selector_disabled_holo_light.9.png
**Error Code:127**
Output:
/home/gobinath/Android/Sdk/build-tools/android-4.4/aapt: error while loading shared libraries: **libz.so.1: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory**

Execute the following command in terminal:

sudo apt-get install lib32z1

Error 3:

Android Studio 1.3 may execute 'Gradle : Resolve dependencies' forever. It can be fixed by executing following commands in your Terminal:

sudo dpkg --add-architecture i386

sudo apt-get install libncurses5:i386 libstdc++6:i386 zlib1g:i386

Error 4:

Thanks to "fidelite" for sharing this problem with the solution.

If you get any error messages like:

Built-in HTTP server on custom port 63342 disabled

Ensure that the port 63342 is free in your computer. Check other applications/services and your firewall settings. Once you make the port free, restart the Android Studio.

For any other errors:

Try the solution for Error 1 and 2 if you get any other errors. If your problem is not fixed, please comment below your problem.

Enjoy the amazing features of Android Studio.

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