Run a Headless Android Device on Ubuntu server (no GUI)

00.install-android-sdk.sh

#!/bin/bash -i
#using shebang with -i to enable interactive mode (auto load .bashrc)

set -e #stop immediately if any error happens

# Install Open SDK
apt update
apt install openjdk-11-jre-headless -y
java -version

# Install SDK Manager
# you can find this file at https://developer.android.com/studio/index.html#downloads - section command line only
cd ~ && wget https://dl.google.com/android/repository/commandlinetools-linux-8092744_latest.zip
ANDROID_SDK_ROOT=/opt/androidSdk
mkdir -p $ANDROID_SDK_ROOT/cmdline-tools
apt install unzip -y && unzip commandlinetools-linux-8092744_latest.zip -d $ANDROID_SDK_ROOT/cmdline-tools
mv $ANDROID_SDK_ROOT/cmdline-tools/cmdline-tools $ANDROID_SDK_ROOT/cmdline-tools/latest

echo "export ANDROID_SDK_ROOT=$ANDROID_SDK_ROOT" >> ~/.bashrc
echo 'export SDK=$ANDROID_SDK_ROOT' >> ~/.bashrc
echo 'export PATH=$SDK/emulator:$SDK/tools:$SDK/tools/bin:$SDK/platform-tools:$SDK/cmdline-tools/latest:$SDK/cmdline-tools/latest/bin:$PATH' >> ~/.bashrc
source ~/.bashrc

# Accept Licenses
sdkmanager --update
yes | sdkmanager --licenses

# Install Android Image version 29
yes | sdkmanager "platform-tools" "platforms;android-29" "emulator"
yes | sdkmanager "system-images;android-29;google_apis;x86_64"
#yes | sdkmanager "system-images;android-29;google_apis;arm64-v8a"
# emulator -version
emulator -list-avds

# Fixing some issues
apt install libgl1-mesa-dev -y

echo "INSTALL ANDROID SDK DONE!"
echo "run 01.emulator-up.sh [new device name] to start emulator"

01.install-volvo-repository.sh

#!/bin/bash -i
#using shebang with -i to enable interactive mode (auto load .bashrc)

set -e #stop immediately if any error happens
REPO=~/.android/repositories.cfg
touch $REPO

echo ### User Sources for Android Repository >> $REPO
echo #Sun Mar 27 04:01:23 TRT 2022 >> $REPO
echo disp00=Aiden >> $REPO
echo count=1 >> $REPO
echo src00=https\://developer.volvocars.com/sdk/volvo-sys-img.xml >> $REPO
echo enabled00=true >> $REPO

yes | sdkmanager "system-images;android-29;ihu_emulator_volvo_car;x86_64"

02.emulator-up.sh

#!/bin/bash -i
#using shebang with -i to enable interactive mode (auto load .bashrc)
#this script was inspired from https://docs.travis-ci.com/user/languages/android/

set -e #stop immediately if any error happens

avd_name=$1

if [[ -z "$avd_name" ]]; then
  avd_name="volvo29"
fi

#check if emulator work well
# emulator -version
emulator -list-avds

# create virtual device, using Volvo Android 10 Q image (API Level 29)
echo no | avdmanager create avd -n $avd_name -k "system-images;android-29;ihu_emulator_volvo_car;x86_64"

# start the emulator
emulator -avd $avd_name -no-audio -no-window -no-accel -gpu swiftshader_indirect &

# wait for device
adb wait-for-device

# show connected virtual device
adb devices