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<p>You should have already downloaded the <a href="{@docRoot}sdk/index.html">Android SDK</a>. Now
you need to set up your development environment.</p>

<p>The SDK you've downloaded is not the complete SDK environment. It includes only the core SDK tools, which you can
use to download the rest of the SDK packages (such as the latest system image).</p>


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<h3>Getting started on Windows</h3>
<p>Your download package is an executable file that starts an installer. The installer checks your machine
  for required tools, such as the proper Java SE Development Kit (JDK) and installs it if necessary.
  The installer then saves the Android SDK Tools into a default location (or you can specify the location).</p>

<p>Make a note of the name and location of the SDK directory on your system&mdash;you will need to
refer to the SDK directory later, when setting up the ADT plugin and when using
the SDK tools from the command line.</p>

<p>Once the tools are installed, the installer offers to start the Android SDK Manager. Start it and
continue with the installation guide by clicking the
<strong>Next</strong> link on the right.</p>

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<h3>Getting started on Mac</h3>

<p>Your download package is {@code .zip}.
  Unpack it to a safe location on your machine. By default, the SDK files are unpacked
into a directory named <code>android-sdk-mac_x86</code>.</p>

<p>Make a note of the name and location of the SDK directory on your system&mdash;you will need to
refer to the SDK directory later, when setting up the ADT plugin and when using
the SDK tools from the command line.</p>

<p>Now continue with the installation guide by clicking the
<strong>Next</strong> link on the right.</p>

</div>




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<h3>Getting started on Linux</h3>

<p>Your download package is a {@code .tgz}.
  Unpack it to a safe location on your machine. By default, the SDK files are unpacked
into a directory named <code>android-sdk-linux_x86</code>.</p>

<p>Make a note of the name and location of the SDK directory on your system&mdash;you will need to
refer to the SDK directory later, when setting up the ADT plugin and when using
the SDK tools from the command line.</p>

<p>Now continue with the installation guide by clicking the
<strong>Next</strong> link on the right.</p>


<h4 id="Troubleshooting">Troubleshooting Ubuntu</h4>

<ul>
  <li>If you need help installing and configuring Java on your
    development machine, you might find these resources helpful:
    <ul>
      <li><a href="https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Java">https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Java </a></li>
      <li><a href="https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Java">https://help.ubuntu.com/community/JavaInstallation</a></li>
    </ul>
  </li>
  <li>Here are the steps to install Java and Eclipse, prior to installing
  the Android SDK and ADT Plugin.
    <ol>
      <li>If you are running a 64-bit distribution on your development
      machine, you need to install the <code>ia32-libs</code> package using
      <code>apt-get:</code>:
      <pre>apt-get install ia32-libs</pre>
      </li>
      <li>Next, install Java: <pre>apt-get install sun-java6-jdk</pre></li>
      <li>The Ubuntu package manager does not currently offer an Eclipse 3.6
      version for download, so we recommend that you download Eclipse from
      eclipse.org (<a
      href="http://www.eclipse.org/downloads/">http://www.eclipse.org/
      downloads/</a>). A Java or RCP version of Eclipse is recommended.</li>
      <li>Follow the steps given in previous sections to install the SDK
      and the ADT plugin. </li>
    </ol>
  </li>
</ul>

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