Flutter Setup Without Android Studio on Linux 2024

This repository provides a script to set up Flutter development environment on Linux without using Android Studio. This can be useful if you prefer to manage your Flutter projects without the overhead of Android Studio or if you're facing issues with Android Studio on your system.

Prerequisites

• Linux operating system (tested on Ubuntu)
• Internet connection

Steps to Set Up Flutter

Follow these steps to set up Flutter on your Linux system:

Step 1: Update Package Lists

sudo apt update

Step 2: Install Dependencies

Install wget and snapd which are required for downloading files and managing snaps respectively.

sudo apt install wget -y
sudo apt install -y snapd

Step 3: Install JDK

Install OpenJDK 17 which is required for Flutter development.

sudo apt install openjdk-17-jdk

Verify JDK installation:

java -version

Step 4: Download and Install Android Command Line Tools

Download the Android Command Line Tools and set up the environment variables.

ANDROID_SDK_PATH="$HOME/Android"
mkdir -p $ANDROID_SDK_PATH
wget https://github.com/1xrohit/Setup-ReactNative-on-Ubuntu-without-Android-Studio/releases/download/AndroidSDK/Android.zip -O $ANDROID_SDK_PATH/Android.zip
unzip $ANDROID_SDK_PATH/Android.zip -d $ANDROID_SDK_PATH

Update PATH in .bashrc:

echo "export ANDROID_HOME=$ANDROID_SDK_PATH/Sdk" >> ~/.bashrc
echo "export PATH=\$PATH:\$ANDROID_HOME/emulator" >> ~/.bashrc
echo "export PATH=\$PATH:\$ANDROID_HOME/platform-tools" >> ~/.bashrc
echo "export PATH=\$PATH:\$ANDROID_HOME/cmdline-tools/latest/bin" >> ~/.bashrc
echo "export JAVA_HOME=/usr/lib/jvm/java-17-openjdk-amd64" >> ~/.bashrc
echo "export PATH=\$PATH:\$JAVA_HOME/bin" >> ~/.bashrc

Source .bashrc to apply the changes:

source ~/.bashrc

Step 5: Install Flutter

Install Flutter using Snap package manager and run flutter doctor to verify the installation.

sudo snap install flutter --classic
flutter doctor

Usage

After completing the setup, you can start developing Flutter applications without using Android Studio. You can create new projects, run and debug applications directly from the command line using Flutter CLI tools.

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