Gradle fails to resolve dependencies in Android Studio

Question

Whenever I add a dependency from an remote repository (jcenter) in Android Studio 1.1 (OS X) I get the following error upon syncing Gradle:

Error:(26, 13) Fa         


        

Answer 1

Tested in UBUNTU - 14.04 ,

>delete .androidstudio1.2 , .gradle , .android  , Android studio project from home directory 
> Launch using studio.sh
>close the dialogue letting you choose new or old setting , just close it using that "x " button 
> then it will set up an virtual nexus 5 
>then there will be two errors saying problem about "sdk" and "gradle "
> Caution : choose the appropriate sdk version by clicking on the link given by where the problem is shown .
> close android studio 
> reopen android studio 
> then you will be thrown a possible  error with jdk not found .
>go to file -> project structure 
> give the path to jdk , in my case its "usr/local/java/jdk..."
>close android studio and open again , the gradle might work well after this .