I think you just need to use Android in PC for experiencing something, but not for developing apps.
Here are the steps to do so
For installing Android 4.1(16) emulator
Download SDK Tools Revision 19 from https://dl-ssl.google.com/android/repository/tools_r19-linux.zip which may support upto Android Jelly Bean.
Decompress it.
Download emulator from http://dl-ssl.google.com/android/repository/android-16_r03.zip
It does not contain images of system, data, etc.,
Download armv7 system.img from http://dl-ssl.google.com/android/repository/sysimg_armv7a-16_r03.zip
Decompress it in system-images/android-16/default folder. It should look like system-images/android-16/default/armeabi-v7a.
-Install ia32-libs if are using 64bit PC.(Ref:- this, this
sudo dpkg --add-architecture i386
sudo apt update
sudo apt install libc6:i386
sudo apt install ia32-libs #or sudo apt install lib32z1
-Execute tools/android
-Android SDK Manager
window will open
-In this wizard choose Tools
menu and select Manage AVDs...
-Android Virtual Device Manager
window will open
-Select New...
-Give a Name and select Android 4.1.2 - API Level 16
as Target
-Give a Size
to sdcard.
-Create AVD
-Slect AVD in list and click on Start...
-Enjoy!
If you want to add more emulators like Android 2.2, 1.6 etc, then place the platform-images.zip in platforms/ folder and add new emulators in existing sdk(here 4.1.2).
More Links for system-images and others can be found at How do I download the Android SDK without downloading Android Studio?
https://developer.android.com/studio/releases/sdk-tools
https://androidsdkoffline.blogspot.com/p/android-sdk-tools.html?m=1
https://android-development-tools-offline.blogspot.com/?m=1
https://androidsdkmanager.azurewebsites.net