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ideclasspathjava-7android-studiotools.jar

Android Studio 'tools.jar' file is not present in classpath

I downloaded the current version of Android Studio (latest as of 4th July 2013) I also downloaded the JDK version 7u25.

However, it displays error after startup: Please ensure JAVA_HOME points to JDK rather than JRE.

I don't know how to solve this problem, which won't let me run the IDE. I would appreciate any help.

Solution

  • Check if java JDK is installed correctly

    dpkg --list | grep -i jdk

    if not install JDK

    sudo add-apt-repository ppa:webupd8team/java
sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get install oracle-jdk7-installer

    After the installation you have enable the jdk

    update-alternatives --display java

    Check if Ubuntu uses Java JDK 7

    java -version

    If all went right the answer should be something like this:

    java version “1.7.0_25″
Java(TM) SE Runtime Environment (build 1.7.0_25-b15)
Java HotSpot(TM) Server VM (build 23.3-b01, mixed mode)

    Check what compiler is used

    javac -version

    It should show something like this

    javac 1.7.0_25

    Add JAVA_HOME to environment variable

    Edit /etc/environment and add JAVA_HOME=/usr/lib/jvm/java-7-oracle to the end of the file

    sudo nano /etc/environment

    Append to the end of the file

    JAVA_HOME=/usr/lib/jvm/java-7-oracle

    Log in and out (or reboot) for the changes to take effect.

    If you want to remove oracle JDK

    sudo apt-get remove oracle-jdk7-installer