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page.title=System Requirements
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<p>The sections below describe the system and software requirements for developing
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Android applications using the Android SDK. </p>
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<h3>Supported Operating Systems</h3>
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<ul>
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<li>Windows XP (32-bit), Vista (32- or 64-bit), or Windows 7 (32- or 64-bit)</li>
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<li>Mac OS X 10.5.8 or later (x86 only)</li>
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<li>Linux (tested on Ubuntu Linux, Lucid Lynx)
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<ul>
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<li>GNU C Library (glibc) 2.7 or later is required.</li>
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<li>On Ubuntu Linux, version 8.04 or later is required.</li>
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<li>64-bit distributions must be capable of running 32-bit applications.
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For information about how to add support for 32-bit applications, see
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the <a href="installing.html#troubleshooting">Ubuntu Linux
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installation notes</a>.</li>
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</ul>
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</li>
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</ul>
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<h3>Supported Development Environments</h3>
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<h4 style="margin-top:.25em"><em>Eclipse IDE</em></h4>
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<ul>
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<li>Eclipse 3.4 (Ganymede) or greater</li>
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<li>Eclipse <a href="http://www.eclipse.org/jdt">JDT</a> plugin (included
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in most Eclipse IDE packages) </li>
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<li>If you need to install or update Eclipse, you can download it from <a
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href="http://www.eclipse.org/downloads/">http://www.eclipse.org/downloads/</a>.
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<p>Several types of Eclipse packages are available for each platform. For
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developing Android applications, we recommend that you install one of these
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packages: </p>
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<ul>
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<li>Eclipse IDE for Java Developers</li>
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<li>Eclipse Classic (versions 3.5.1 and higher)</li>
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<li>Eclipse IDE for Java EE Developers</li>
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</ul>
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</li>
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<li><a href="http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/java/javase/downloads/index.html">JDK 5 or JDK
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6</a> (JRE alone is not sufficient)</li>
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<li><a href="eclipse-adt.html">Android Development Tools plugin</a>
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(recommended)</li>
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<li><strong>Not</strong> compatible with Gnu Compiler for Java (gcj)</li>
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</ul>
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<h4><em>Other development environments or IDEs</em></h4>
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<ul>
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<li><a href="http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/java/javase/downloads/index.html">JDK 5 or JDK
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6</a> (JRE alone is not sufficient)</li>
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<li><a href="http://ant.apache.org/">Apache Ant</a> 1.8 or later</li>
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<li><strong>Not</strong> compatible with Gnu Compiler for Java (gcj)</li>
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</ul>
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</li>
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</ul>
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<p class="note"><strong>Note:</strong> If JDK is already installed on your development computer, please take a moment to make sure that it meets the version requirements listed above. In
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particular, note that some Linux distributions may include JDK 1.4 or Gnu Compiler for Java, both of which are not supported for Android development. </p>
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<h3>Hardware requirements</h3>
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<p>The Android SDK requires disk storage for all of the components that you choose to install. The table below provides a rough idea of the disk-space requirements to expect, based on the components that you plan to use. </p>
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<table>
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<tr>
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<th>Component type</th>
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<th>Approximate size</th>
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<th>Comments</th>
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</tr>
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<tr>
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<td>SDK Tools</td>
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<td>35 MB</td>
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<td>Required.</td>
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</tr>
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<tr>
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<td>SDK Platform-tools</td>
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<td>6 MB</td>
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<td>Required.</td>
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</tr>
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<tr>
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<td>Android platform (each)</td>
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<td>150 MB</td>
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<td>At least one platform is required.</td>
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</tr>
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<tr>
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<td>SDK Add-on (each)</td>
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<td>100 MB</td>
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<td>Optional.</td>
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</tr>
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<tr>
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<td>USB Driver for Windows</td>
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<td>10 MB</td>
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<td>Optional. For Windows only.</td>
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</tr>
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<tr>
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<td>Samples (per platform)</td>
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<td>10M</td>
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<td>Optional.</td>
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</tr>
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<tr>
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<td>Offline documentation</td>
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<td>250 MB</td>
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<td>Optional.</td>
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</tr>
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</table>
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<p>Note that the disk-space requirements above are <em>in addition to</em> those of the Eclipse IDE, JDK, or other prerequisite tools that you may need to install on your development computer.</p>
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