Setting up the environment

Installation

Tools

  • Kali Linux

  • Android Studio

  • Emulator

  • ADB

Kali Linux

Current System Requirements:

  • GNOME or KDE desktop Tested on Ubuntu® 12.04, Precise Pangolin (64-bit distribution capable of running 32-bit applications)

  • 64-bit distribution capable of running 32-bit applications

  • GNU C Library (glibc) 2.11 or later

  • 2 GB RAM minimum, 8 GB RAM recommended

  • 2 GB of available disk space minimum, 4 GB Recommended (500 MB for IDE + 1.5 GB for Android SDK and emulator system image)

  • 1280 x 800 minimum screen resolution

  • Java Development Kit (JDK) 8

  • For accelerated emulator: Intel® processor with support for Intel® VT-x, Intel® EM64T (Intel® 64), and Execute Disable (XD) Bit functionality, or AMD processor with support for AMD VirtualizationTM (AMD-VTM)

Android Studio

  • Download linux package from here : https://developer.android.com/studio

  • Install required packages : 

    sudo apt-get install libc6:i386 libncurses5:i386 libstdc++6:i386 lib32z1 libbz2-1.0:i386

  • install Android Studio on Linux, proceed as follows:

    • Unpack the .zip file you downloaded to an appropriate location for your applications, such as within /usr/local/ for your user profile, or /opt/ for shared users.

      If you're using a 64-bit version of Linux, make sure you first install the required libraries for 64-bit machines.

    • To launch Android Studio, open a terminal, navigate to the android-studio/bin/ directory, and execute studio.sh.

    • Select whether you want to import previous Android Studio settings or not, then click OK.

    • The Android Studio Setup Wizard guides you through the rest of the setup, which includes downloading Android SDK components that are required for development.

Android Debugging Bridge ( ADB )

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