Ubuntu 10.04 64-bit looks promising as a development environment for Android. I now have it up and running but I am stuck at the following decision point:
- Synaptic Package Manager has
'default-jdk' ("Standard Java or
Java compatible Development Kit").
sun.com has two "Java SE Development Kit 6u23 for Linux x64, Multi-language":
- Java SE Development Kit 6u23:
jdk-6u23-linux-x64-rpm.bin
- Java SE Development Kit 6u23:
jdk-6u23-linux-x64.bin
Which one is the right one for Android development using eclipse-SDK-3.6.1-linux-gtk-x86_64.tar.gz?
The one for synaptic will work just fine.
Java SE Development Kit 6u23: jdk-6u23-linux-x64-rpm.bin
RPM == Redhat Package Manager... so, don't use it since you are using Ubuntu.
Java SE Development Kit 6u23: jdk-6u23-linux-x64.bin
With that bundle it will work just fine. You will need to configure manually the path and things like that.
Install sun's java JDK. You can follow this guide.
http://beeznest.wordpress.com/2010/04/23/howto-install-suns-java-on-ubuntu-lucid-lynx-10-04/
Edit Link edited. That was for the java plugin
Another Edit
I'm not sure about ia32-libs or whatever. I've never had to do it. What did you install when you first brought the system up? I've always done:
sudo apt-get install ubuntu-restricted-extras build-essential linux-headers-`uname -r`
And that pretty much installs everything I need. I think on maverick that installs sun-java as well, but not entirely sure.
Then again, http://developer.android.com/sdk/installing.html seems to suggest a different approach:
- apt-get install ia32-libs
- apt-get install sun-java6-jdk
Update: It turns out that without the ia32-libs, adb will refuse to run. So, the requirement for both ia32-libs (on 64-bit Ubuntu) and the JDK as outlined on the android website is still valid.
The HelloAndroid basic application runs just fine from within Eclipse, when only the 'default-jdk' from Synaptic is installed. So, it seems that 'sun-java6-jdk' is not mandatory and @Cristian was right, so I will shortly mark his answer as accepted.
