How to install Ionic framework on Ubuntu?

Question

I am using Ubuntu 14.04 version. I would like to use Ionic to build app for Android. I couldn't find exact solution to install Ionic.

Answer 1

See the Cordova Platform Guide here and the Ionic Installation Guide here, but I'm highlighting the key steps for Ubuntu.

1. Install JDK 8. (This part was taken from this question).

   sudo add-apt-repository ppa:webupd8team/java
   sudo apt-get update
   sudo apt-get install oracle-java8-installer
   sudo apt-get install oracle-java8-set-default
   

2. Install node.js 0.12. NodeSource install guide for Ubuntu and co.

3. Install Android Studio and the Android SDK from Google. (I will refer to the folder where you install as where-you-unpacked-the-sdk later.)

4. Using a terminal, install the Ionic CLI and related tools.

   sudo apt-get install git ruby
   sudo gem install compass
   sudo npm install -g cordova ionic grunt-cli bower gulp
   

5. Add the Android SDK to your PATH and set the ANDROID_HOME environment variable correctly. Using ~/.bash_profile for this is the usual approach.

   echo "export ANDROID_HOME=/where-you-unpacked-the-sdk/sdk" >> ~/.bash_profile
   echo "export PATH=$PATH:$ANDROID_HOME/tools:$ANDROID_HOME/platform-tools" >> ~/.bash_profile
   source ~/.bash_profile
   

6. Start using Ionic!

   ionic start todo example
   cd example
   ionic platform add android
   ionic run android