Can not run android/sdk/build-tools/23.0.2/aapt

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Recently installed Android Studio 1.0.1 (old version for some reasons) on Ubuntu 15, and I am trying to create a new project. Whenever I build it I get this error

Cannot run program "/home/user/Android/Sdk/build-tools/23.0.2/aapt": error=2 No such file or directory"

The file exists there.

Possible duplicate of [Error: Cannot run aapt](http://stackoverflow.com/questions/18041769/error-cannot-run-aapt) — jk2K, Aug 31 '16 at 02:13

score 66 · Accepted Answer · answered Nov 19 '15 at 16:57

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sudo apt-get install lib32stdc++6 lib32z1

answered Nov 19 '15 at 16:57

dees91

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Works great but would you please provide an explanation? – Nonos Mar 07 '16 at 22:36
It works. In case others wonder: it doesn't work with lib64stdc++6:i386 and lib64z1:i386 instead. – Salim May 02 '16 at 14:45
Please note, with android build tools >= 24.0.0, this is no longer required – Jaymes Bearden Aug 24 '16 at 20:13
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@Nonos and Saeed Darvish: it works because your Ubuntu must be 64-bit and aapt needs 32-bit libraries to run, so it needs some 32-bit libraries installed. – dakshbhatt21 Oct 15 '16 at 02:11
Just run `file build-tools/23.0.3/aapt` and the result is `ELF 32-bit LSB shared object`, that is, a 32-bit executable. – zhy Sep 06 '17 at 12:03
Also works for docker images of JDK, that are 32 bits images. this is cases for CI/CD servers and services like Buddy Works – alacret May 23 '18 at 04:35

score 0 · Answer 2 · edited Oct 30 '15 at 05:39

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please check your compileSdkVersion and buildToolsVersion and targetSdkVersion please same the value. simple :

compileSdkVersion "23"
buildToolsVersion "23"
targetSdkVersion "23"

edited Oct 30 '15 at 05:39

Abhinav Singh Maurya

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answered Oct 30 '15 at 03:01

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I used the wizard to create the project. How can i make sure that everything has the same version ? – Em Ae Oct 30 '15 at 11:43
in **build.gradle** or tap ctrl + shift + alt + S for change value 3 attrib on above – luffynas Nov 02 '15 at 03:40

score 0 · Answer 3 · answered Mar 15 '18 at 16:29

I am using react-native for android. I encountered the same problem

Cannot run program "/home/user/Android/Sdk/build-tools/23.0.2/aapt": 
error=2 No such file or directory"

but I changed the build tool version to 26.0.2 and it solved build completed without any problem. I barely know why it happened.

Can not run android/sdk/build-tools/23.0.2/aapt

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