How to Install JDK, Android SDK Tools, and Gradle on Linux for Mobile Development

1. Install JDK

Download JDK 8 from the Oracle website, extract it to /usr/local , and add the following environment variables to /etc/profile :

tar zxf jdk-8u201-linux-x64.tar.gz -C /usr/local

# Add to /etc/profile
export JAVA_HOME=/usr/local/jdk1.8.0_201
export PATH=$PATH:$JAVA_HOME/bin

source /etc/profile
java -version

2. Install Android SDK Tools

After obtaining the SDK tools zip (requires internet access), unzip it to /usr/local and configure the Android environment:

unzip sdk-tools-linux-4333796.zip -d /usr/local

export ANDROID_HOME=/usr/local/
export PATH=$PATH:$ANDROID_HOME/tools/bin

source /etc/profile
sdkmanager --list  # Verify configuration

# Example output snippet
[root@VM_7_14_centos ~]# sdkmanager --list | head -10
[======================Warning: File /root/.android/repositories.cfg could not be loaded.
Installed packages:=====================] 100% Computing updates...
  Path                 | Version | Description                    | Location
  -------              | ------- | -------                        | -------
  build-tools;20.0.0   | 20.0.0  | Android SDK Build-Tools 20     | build-tools/20.0.0/
  build-tools;23.0.1   | 23.0.1  | Android SDK Build-Tools 23.0.1 | build-tools/23.0.1/
  ...

3. Install Gradle

Download the Gradle binary distribution, unzip it to /usr/local , and set the Gradle environment variables:

unzip -d /usr/local gradle-5.3-bin.zip
export GRADLE_HOME=/usr/local/gradle-5.3
export PATH=$PATH:$GRADLE_HOME/bin

source /etc/profile
gradle -v

------------------------------------------------------------
Gradle 5.3
------------------------------------------------------------
Build time:   2019-03-20 11:03:29 UTC
Revision:     f5c64796748a98efdbf6f99f44b6afe08492c2a0
Kotlin:       1.3.21
Groovy:       2.5.4
Ant:          Apache Ant(TM) version 1.9.13 compiled on July 10 2018
JVM:          1.8.0_201 (Oracle Corporation 25.201-b09)
OS:           Linux 2.6.32-696.el6.x86_64 amd64

4. Use sdkmanager

Common sdkmanager commands for listing, installing, and uninstalling packages:

sdkmanager --list                     # List installed and available packages
sdkmanager "platforms;android-28"   # Install a specific platform package
sdkmanager --uninstall "platforms;android-28"  # Remove a package

FAQ

If you encounter "GLIBC_2.14 not found", upgrade glibc following the linked guide: https://blog.csdn.net/dream_gf/article/details/81181388

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