Last time we took a look and setting up our environment for Windows users.  Now let’s take a look at the setup for Ubuntu Linux users.

Java

If you need help installing Ubuntu, there are many useful sites to walk you through the process.  Once your OS is ready, you will need to install Java.  I personally prefer the official JDK from Oracle and I will show you how to install that.  If you choose to use OpenJDK, let me know how that goes for you.

Start by determining what the currently available version of java is:

        $ apt-cache search jdk | grep sun

Next, download and install java via apt-get:

        $ apt-get install sun-java6-jdk sun-java6-jre

Confirm your install has completed successfully:

        $ java -version

Optional: For ease of use, let’s set our JAVA_HOME environment variable.

        $ sudo nano /etc/environment

Add the following line:

       JAVA_HOME="/usr/lib/jvm/java-6-sun-1.6.0.26"

          or whatever the path is to your Java folder.

Don’t forget to save your changes.

Android SDK

Probably not a surprise, but you will need to download the AndroidSDK.  Download the .tgz file to a folder of your choosing. 

Open a terminal shell and navigate to the folder you downloaded the SDK into. From there run:

       $ tar xzf android-sdk_r13-linux_x86.tgz

Now, you will want to run the android file (located in the ‘tools/’ directory).  This will launch the Android SDK and AVD Manager.

       $ ./android

       Click on ‘Available Packages’ in the menu on the left.

       In the main window, expand the Android Repository.

       Select the packages you would like to download.

       Check the box next to ‘Android SDK Platform-tools, revision n’

       Check the box next to the Android SDK Platform you would like to emulate.

       (You can always repoen the Android SDK and AVD Manager and download more Android SDK Platforms later).

       Press the Install ‘Select’ button.

       Press ‘Install’.

       Optional: I recommend adding the ‘tools/’ and ‘platform-tools/’ folders to your PATH environment variable. 

       $ sudo nano /etc/environment

       Add the full path to ‘tools/’ and ‘platform-tools/’ folders to the PATH variable. Don’t forget to save your changes.

Proxy (BURP)

BURP is my personal proxy of choice.  Others may prefer Paros, WebScarab or ZAP and their sites can show you how to setup those proxies. 

Once your proxy finishes downloading, extract the contents to a folder of your choosing.

In the next post in this series, we will spin up our emulators, create an Android Virtual Device (AVD) and configure our proxy.