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Commit a374f51f authored by Dirk Dougherty's avatar Dirk Dougherty
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doc change: Add instruction to disable antivirus before installing SDK...

doc change: Add instruction to disable antivirus before installing SDK components. Add download page link to installing doc.

Bug: 2246467
Change-Id: I15536f3c7f2088fff8f60963ba23a69b1be43804
parent 00e44ef2
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<h2 id="InstallingComponents">Installing SDK Components</h2>

<p>Use the Android SDK and AVD Manager to install new SDK components. 
You can launch the SDK and AVD Manager in one of these ways:</p>
<p>Use the Android SDK and AVD Manager to install new SDK components. </p>

<p class="caution"><strong>Important:</strong> Before you install SDK components, 
we recommend that you disable any antivirus programs that may be running on
your computer.</p>

<p>You can launch the SDK and AVD Manager in one of these ways:</p>
<ul>
  <li>Execute the {@code android}</a> tool command with no options. If you
haven't used the tool before, change to the <code>&lt;sdk&gt;/tools</code>
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</div>
</div>

<p>This page describes how to install the Android SDK and set up your
development environment for the first time.</p>
<p>This page describes how to install the latest version of the Android SDK 
and set up your development environment for the first time.</p>

<p>If you encounter any problems during installation, see the 
<a href="#troubleshooting">Troubleshooting</a> section at the bottom of
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<h4>Updating?</h4>

<p>If you are currently using the Android 1.6 SDK, you do not necessarily need
to install the new SDK, since your existing SDK already includes the Android SDK
and AVD Manager tool. To develop against the new Android 2.0 platform, for
example, you could just download the updated SDK Tools (Revision 3) and the
Android 2.0 platform into your existing SDK.</p>
to install a newer SDK, since you can already update the platforms, tools, and
other components using the Android SDK and AVD Manager tool. To develop against
the latest Android platform, for example, you could just download the latest SDK
Tools and then add the new Android platform into your existing SDK.</p>

<p>If you are using Android 1.5 SDK or older, you should install the new SDK as
described in this document and move your application projects to the new
environment. </p>
SDK environment. </p>

<h2 id="Preparing">Prepare for Installation</h2>

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<h2 id="Installing">Download and Install the SDK</h2>

<p>Download the SDK package that is appropriate for your development computer.
Unpack the Android SDK archive to a suitable location on your machine. By
default, the SDK files are unpacked into a directory named
<code>android-sdk-&lt;machine-platform&gt;</code>. </p>
You can get the latest version from the <a href="{@docRoot}sdk/index.html">SDK
download page</a>.</p>

<p>Make a note of the name and location of the unpacked SDK directory on your
system &mdash; you will need to refer to the SDK directory later, when setting
up the ADT plugin or when using the SDK tools.</p>
<p>After downloading, unpack the Android SDK archive to a suitable location on your
machine. By default, the SDK files are unpacked into a directory named
<code>android-sdk-&lt;machine-platform&gt;</code>. Make a note of the name and
location of the unpacked SDK directory on your system &mdash; you will need to
refer to the SDK directory later, when setting up the ADT plugin or when using
the SDK tools.</p>

<p>Optionally, you may want to add the location of the SDK's primary
<code>tools</code> directory to your system <code>PATH</code>. The primary
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<h2 id="components">Add Android Platforms and Other Components</h2>

<div class="sidebox-wrapper">
<div class="sidebox-wrapper" style="margin-right:2.5em;">
<div class="sidebox">
<p>The <strong>Android SDK and AVD Manager</strong> tool is pre-installed in
your SDK. Using the tool is a key part of performing the initial setup of your