***** Getting Started ***** Download and install the Android SDK ------------------------------------- Download SDK from http://developer.android.com/sdk/index.html Next, untar the package ~$ tar -xvzf android-sdk_r18-linux.tgz Setting up your PATH variable (Optional) ----------------------------------------- In Ubuntu, you want to open your .bashrc file. A simple ~$ gedit ~/.bashrc will open the file. Next, add the following line to the end of .bashrc export ANDROID_HOME=(path-to-android-sdk [e.g. /home/suho/projects/photark/android-sdk-linux]) export PATH=$PATH:$ANDROID_HOME/tools:$ANDROID_HOME/platform-tools Install Additional Android Developer Components (If any) ------------------------------------------------ Install via the Android SDK and AVD manager ~$ android Creating an AVD ---------------- Run ~$ android avd and Create an AVD having platform version >= 2.3.3 Install Cordova to local repo ----------------------------- Run ~$ mvn install:install-file -Dfile=libs/cordova-1.8.0.jar -DgroupId=org.apache.cordova -DartifactId=cordova -Dversion=1.8.0 -Dpackaging=jar Deploy and run the app ---------------------- Start the AVD created Run ~$ mvn clean install android:deploy