Install Android SDK in WSL 2

install-android-sdk.wsl2.md

1. update your WSL system:

sudo apt update && sudo apt upgrade -y

2. Install Java Development Kit (JDK):

sudo apt install default-jdk

3. Create a directory for the Android SDK:

mkdir -p ~/Android/Sdk

4. Download the command line tools:

wget https://dl.google.com/android/repository/commandlinetools-linux-9477386_latest.zip

5. Unzip the downloaded file:

unzip commandlinetools-linux-9477386_latest.zip -d ~/Android/Sdk

6. Set up environment variables. Edit your shell configuration file (e.g., ~/.bashrc or ~/.zshrc):

vim ~/.zshrc  OR vim ~/.bashrc

Add these lines at the end:

export ANDROID_HOME=$HOME/Android/Sdk
export PATH=$PATH:$ANDROID_HOME/cmdline-tools/latest/bin:$ANDROID_HOME/platform-tools

8. Reload your shell configuration:

source ~/.bashrc

9. Now use the SDK Manager to install necessary packages:

sdkmanager "platform-tools" "platforms;android-33" "build-tools;33.0.0"

10. Accept licenses:

sdkmanager --licenses

11. Verify the installation:

adb --version