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Recommended Linux Distro for Android Development Workstation [closed]

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I'm trying to determine which is the best/preferred/recommended linux distribution for native Android development ?

I'm looking into Ubuntu now, but am also considering CentOS (I've always liked RedHat).

I guess at a bear minimum, the OS needs to

  1. Support the latest JDK (required by Android SDK)
  2. Run Eclipse (which means a Desktop package is required as well, like GNOME or KDE).

At work I develop on windows using mono and visual studio, but now that I got 4.2.2 loaded on my kindle fire, I really want to start doing some native Android stuff (which will hopefully help my Monodroid debugging skills).

Update: Make that a Kindle Fire HD 8.9, since my battery started to expand ever so slightly (I caught it early, it gets worse), pushing away the side trim a few millimeters, Amazon is sending a upgraded replacement.

Thanks.

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samus Avatar asked Jul 02 '13 17:07

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For Android application development using the SDK, it doesn't really matter. However, if want to create or modify more low-level components in Android, the official recommendation is Ubuntu [1]:

The Android build is routinely tested in house on recent versions of 
Ubuntu LTS (10.04), but most distributions should have the required 
build tools available. Reports of successes or failures on other 
distributions are welcome.

Be aware, that for building the Android system and kernel source for newer Android versions (> 2.3), you will need a 64-bit (amd64) distribution. I compiled the Android source on Ubuntu 13.04 amd64 without a problem.

You don't need that for pure application development. Use whatever you prefer.

References:

  • How to Configure Ubuntu 13.04 Raring Ringtail for Compiling Android ROMs
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nif Avatar answered Sep 21 '22 05:09

nif

I would say go with the one the the most support. Right now that would be Ubuntu. Cent OS is for servers. Unless you are also going to be running a server I would not recommend it. Linux Mint is in second place but it is from Ubuntu. So Ubuntu is final answer. the new android studio is also supported but an Ubuntu

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