Install the Software

• 1). Right-click on the desktop and choose "Open in Terminal" to open a terminal window and access a command prompt.
  
  
• 2). Type the command "sudo apt-get install sun-java6-bin" to install the Java packages and Eclipse software development packages.
  
  
• 3). Download the Linux version of the Android SDK from developer.android.com.
  
  
• 4). Type the command "tar -xvzf android-sdk_<version>-linux_x86.tgz" to extract the contents of the downloaded file. Replace "<version>" with the version number of the SDK that you downloaded.
  
  

Configure the Emulator

• 1). Type the command "cd android-sdk-linux-x86/tools/" to navigate into the Android "tools" directory.
  
  
• 2). Type the command "./android" to start the Android SDK and AVD Manager.
  
  
• 3). Click on the "Available Packages" option on the left side of the window.
  
  
• 4). Install the available packages that you want.
  
  
• 5). Click on the "Virtual Devices" option on the left side of the window.
  
  
• 6). Set the virtual device options that you prefer.
  
  
• 7). Press the "Create AVD" button to create the virtual device.
  
  
• 8). Click on the virtual device you created from the list in the Android SDK and AVD Manager window.
  
  
• 9). Select on the "Start" button to start the Android emulator.