Installing Repo

Question

I am trying to install the ADK: http://developer.android.com/tools/adk/adk2.html#audio-dock. There I have to install repo: http://source.android.com/source/downloading.html#installing-repo I do not understand the first step. Where do I have to enter this Code? Do I have to create a Folder called bin? Where can I download the repo tool?

Please help me
Fabian

You need to run those commands on your terminal. Which OS are you on? — Jonathan.Brink, Jan 05 '16 at 13:27

score 0 · Answer 1 · edited May 23 '17 at 12:31

As Jonathan.Brink has pointed, it depends on the OS you are using. But frankly independent from the OS it consist of the following 4 parts.

Yes, you have to first create a bin folder in your home directory. You could use either a File Manager or terminal. Google prefer terminal.
```
mkdir ~/bin
```
Secondly you should put the bin directory in your PATH.
```
PATH=~/bin:$PATH
```

This is like saying "In this directory I have put some special code. Treat it as an application"

Then you have to download the actual repo application. You could either use curl command as google suggest
```
curl https://storage.googleapis.com/git-repo-downloads/repo > ~/bin/repo
```

or this url. If you download the file on your own, you should put it in the bin directory you have created.

The file is a python script. So you have to give it permission to execute. To do so you have to use the terminal again:
```
chmod a+x ~/bin/repo
```

If you have any questions, I'll be happy to answer them :)

P.S.: If you are using Windows, you could use following discussed a post already

You could use [this link](http://stackoverflow.com/a/18652851/2935386) as a guide to installing repo on Windows — harry, Jan 06 '16 at 11:30

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