Latest Update:

On 2009-02-09
android-sdk-linux_x86-1.1_r1.zip has been released, and synced to apt repository too and override cupcake version., so download it directly.

Post comments if you have trouble to retrieve the "cupcake version of sdk" : android-sdk_0.0.20090128

Original Article:

Since last summer, a work is in progress for packaging Android SDK into debian ...

Then, I recently got an amd64 ubuntu system, so I decided to build it by my own since android website provides only i686 prebuilt binaries...

Once done, I read that NullWire released some prebuild images of "Cupcake" (Android upcoming release)

So I decided to include thoses "cupcake" images to test the package.

So, It's pretty simple how to test it on any debian based distro,

1st setup your apt sources

Then install new packages

Backup your previous settings if it matters :

Finally start it :

No major changes at first sight, but you can check (Settings / About phone) :

By the way, If any Debian/ Ubuntu packager is interested into finishing the job or doing collaborative maintenance of the package, please contact me, I'll be glad to help.

Additional notes :

Debian maniacs check this thread on the forum : http://www.newlc.com/en/forum/debian-support-linux-android

I would like to thank, nullwire, LaunchPad PPA service and pkt for eclipse-3.4 (which run file w/ openjdk) , ADT Eclipse plugin needs to be packaged too.

License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/