How to install Flutter, Android Studio, and Visual Studio Code in Ubuntu

I’m putting up these steps as reference for future upgrades to Flutter.

Step 1: Install Flutter #

• Download the Flutter zip from the official site
• Unzip the files
• Afterwards, the extracted files would be in

/home/your-ubuntu-username/Downloads/flutter

• In your terminal, enter:

sudo nano ~/.bashrc

• At the bottom, insert:

export PATH="$PATH:$HOME/Downloads/flutter/bin"

• Exit nano with Ctrl + x then save

Step 2: Install Android Studio #

• Download the Android Studio SDK zip from the official site
• Unzip the files
• Afterwards, the extracted files would be in

/home/your-ubuntu-username/Downloads/android-studio

• In your terminal, cd into

/home/your-ubuntu-username/Downloads/android-studio/bin

• Run sh studio.sh

• In Android Studio, click Tools --> Create desktop entry..

• Go to File --> Settings --> Plugins

• Select Marketplace

• Choose and install Flutter

Step 3: Install Visual Studio Code #

• Download the .deb file from the official site
• Double-click the .deb file