How to Install Android Studio on Kali Linux?

Unpack

After successful download, you need to unpack the downloaded zip file with:

  tar -zxvf android-studio-2024.1.2.13-linux.tar.gz

Move

Then move the android-studio folder to /opt/ using:

  1) sudo mv android-studio /opt/
2) sudo ln -sf /opt/android-studio/bin/studio.sh /bin/android-studio

Once you have run these commands, you can write a snippet of code to allow for the Android Studio application to be available on the application menu.

application menu shortcut

Using this command:

  sudo nano /usr/share/applications/android-studio.desktop

code snippet  

Add the following code snippet and save:

  [Desktop Entry]
Version=1.0
Type=Application
Name=Android Studio
Comment=Android Studio
Exec=bash -i "/opt/android-studio/bin/studio.sh" %f
Icon=/opt/android-studio/bin/studio.png
Categories=Development;IDE;
Terminal=false
StartupNotify=true
StartupWMClass=jetbrains-android-studio
Name[en_GB]=android-studio.desktop