How to Install Android Studio on Ubuntu 20.04 Focal Fossa Linux

Details: Lubos Rendek; Ubuntu; 05 May 2020

In this tutorial you will learn how to install Android Studio the IDE for Android development on Ubuntu 20.04 Focal Fossa Linux.

In this tutorial you will learn:

How to install Android Studio
How to start Android Studio

Android Studio on Ubuntu 20.04 Focal Fossa Linux

Software Requirements and Conventions Used

Software Requirements and Linux Command Line Conventions
Category	Requirements, Conventions or Software Version Used
System	Installed Ubuntu 20.04 or upgraded Ubuntu 20.04 Focal Fossa
Software	Android Studio
Other	Privileged access to your Linux system as root or via the `sudo` command.
Conventions	# - requires given linux commands to be executed with root privileges either directly as a root user or by use of `sudo` command $ - requires given linux commands to be executed as a regular non-privileged user

How to Install Android Studio on Ubuntu 20.04 step by step instructions

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Install desired Java version. For example in this case we will go with Java openjdk-11-jdk:
```
$ sudo apt install openjdk-11-jdk
```
Next, open a terminal window and proceed with installation of Android Studio by using the snap command:
```
$ sudo snap install android-studio --classic
```
This may take some time so be patient.
Once the installation of Android studio is complete, you can start the application from activities menu by searching for the android keyword.
Alternatively, you can start the Android Studio using the bellow command:
```
$ android-studio
```
If any, import settings from previous Android Studio installation
Select whether to send usage statistics.
Click Next.
Select Android Studio install type