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How to Install Android Studio on Ubuntu 18.04

Android Studio is a full-featured cross-platform IDE that helps you build applications on every type of Android device. It is based on JetBrains’ IntelliJ IDEA and includes everything you need for Android development.

Android Studio build system is powered by Gradle allowing you to create multiple build variants for different devices from a single project.

This tutorial explains how to install Android Studio on Ubuntu 18.04. The same instructions apply for Ubuntu 16.04 and any Ubuntu-based distribution, including Kubuntu, Linux Mint, and Elementary OS.

Prerequisites

You’ll need to be logged in as a user with sudo access to be able to install packages on your Ubuntu system.

Installing Java OpenJDK

Android Studio requires OpenJDK version 8 or above to be installed to your system.
We’ll install OpenJDK 8. The installation is pretty simple, start by updating the package index:

Installing Java OpenJDK

Android Studio requires OpenJDK version 8 or above to be installed to your system.
We’ll install OpenJDK 8. The installation is pretty simple, start by updating the package index:

// Run
sudo apt update

Install the OpenJDK 8 package by typing:

// Run
sudo apt install openjdk-8-jdk

Verify the installation by typing the following command which will print the Java version:

// Run
java -version

The output should look something like this:

// The output
openjdk version "1.8.0_191"
OpenJDK Runtime Environment (build 1.8.0_191-8u191-b12-2ubuntu0.18.04.1-b12)
OpenJDK 64-Bit Server VM (build 25.191-b12, mixed mode)

Installing Android Studio

At the time of writing this article, the latest stable version of Android Studio is version 3.3.1.0. The easiest way is to install Android Studio on Ubuntu 18.04 is by using the snappy packaging system.

To download and install the Android Studio snap package, open your terminal using the Ctrl+Alt+T keyboard shortcut and type:

// run
sudo snap install android-studio --classic

Once the installation is complete, you will see the following output:

// The output
android-studio 3.3.1.0 from Snapcrafters installed

That’s it. Android Studio has been installed on your Ubuntu desktop.