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Ionic Android Development on WSL2

Installing the required software

Execute the following commands to install Node, npm, git, Java, Ionic CLI:

cd ~
sudo apt update
sudo apt upgrade

curl -o- https://raw.githubusercontent.com/nvm-sh/nvm/v0.38.0/install.sh | bash
nvm install --lts
nvm use --lts

npm install -g @ionic/cli

sudo apt install git
git config --global user.email "you@yourmail.com"
git config --global user.name "Your Name"
git config --global core.autocrlf input

sudo apt-get update
sudo apt install openjdk-11-jdk

Downloading Android Studio

mkdir -p $HOME/Downloads && cd "$_"
wget https://r2---sn-npoe7nss.gvt1.com/edgedl/android/studio/ide-zips/2021.3.1.16/android-studio-2021.3.1.16-linux.tar.gz
mkdir -p $HOME/Applications && cd "$_"
tar xfv $(ls -1t $HOME/Downloads/android-studio-* | head -n1)

Note: you can get an updated Android Studio link from https://developer.android.com/studio/#downloads

Install Android SDK and Tools using Android Studio

$HOME/Applications/android-studio/bin/studio.sh

Adding the Android SDK to your PATH

Add the following to your .profile (or .zshrc if you use zsh):

# Add Android SKD to PATH
ANDROID_SDK_ROOT=$HOME/Android/Sdk
export CAPACITOR_ANDROID_STUDIO_PATH=$HOME/Applications/android-studio
PATH="$HOME/Applications/android-studio/bin:$ANDROID_SDK_ROOT/platform-tools:$ANDROID_SDK_ROOT/emulator:$PATH"
export PATH

If ionic cap open android could not work, use studio.sh android & instead