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How to install Android SDK Headless on Ubuntu 24.04
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Installation

# prerequisites
sudo apt update
sudo apt install unzip wget openjdk-21-jdk-headless

# https://developer.android.com/studio#cmdline-tools
CMDTOOLS_ZIP=commandlinetools-linux-13114758_latest.zip

wget https://dl.google.com/android/repository/$CMDTOOLS_ZIP

mkdir -p ~/Android/Sdk/cmdline-tools
unzip $CMDTOOLS_ZIP -d ~/Android/Sdk/cmdline-tools
mv ~/Android/Sdk/cmdline-tools/cmdline-tools ~/Android/Sdk/cmdline-tools/latest

~/.bashrc

Add the following line to ~/.bashrc and do source ~/.bashrc (or re-login):

# Android SDK
export ANDROID_SDK_ROOT=$HOME/Android/Sdk
export PATH=$PATH:$ANDROID_SDK_ROOT/cmdline-tools/latest/bin:$ANDROID_SDK_ROOT/platform-tools:$PATH

SDK Manager

sdkmanager "platform-tools" "platforms;android-36" "build-tools;36.0.0"
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