Android Studio is a free, cross-platform and open source graphical application implemented in Java and designed from the offset to be used for developing all sorts of applications for the Linux kernel-based Android mobile operating system.
Distributed as a part of the Android Tools project from Google
The Android Studio application is distributed is part of the Android Tools project from Google, which provides several useful and powerful tools for the development of Android apps on multiple platforms.
Among these tools, we can mention several Eclipse plugins, an Android OS Emulator, an Android SDK (Software Development Kit), the AVD (Android Virtual Disk) Manager, Hierarchyviewer, ddms, as well as other useful command-line utilities.
Easy-to-use and intuitive GUI
When fired up, the application will presents itself to the user with an easy-to-use and intuitive graphical user interface (GUI) that allows the user to create a new project, import an existing project, open an existing project, check out a project from version control, as well as to configure various settings and read the built-in documentation and tutorials. All your recent projects will be displayed at a glance in the sidebar, on the right.
Getting started with Android Studio
To get started with the Android Studio application on your GNU/Linux operating system, being by downloading the latest stable release from its official website or via Softpedia, save the ZIP archive on your Home directory and unzip it with your favorite archive manager utility. Open the extracted directory, access the ‘bin’ folder, and double click on the ‘studio.sh’ file. For more information, read the installation instructions included in the package.
Runs on Linux, Windows and Mac
Being written in the Java programming language, Android Studio is compatible with any operating system where the Java Runtime Environment (JRE) is available, including all GNU/Linux distributions, as well as the Microsoft Windows and Mac OS X operating systems.
