adb command not found in linux environment

Question

While implementing the BluetoothChat application .apk inside G1 device, it always pops up a message:

$adb install -r /home/parveen/workspace/BluetoothChat/bi         


        

Answer 1

You need to add $ANDROID_SDK/platform-tools to your PATH, where $ANDROID_SDK is wherever you installed the Android SDK.

Answer 2

I have same problem as you. finally as i know, in linux & mac OS, we use ./adb instead of adb

Answer 3

updating the $PATH did not work for me, therefore I added a symbolic link to adb to make it work, as follows:

ln -s <android-sdk-folder>/platform-tools/adb <android-sdk-folder>/tools/adb

Answer 4

creating a symbolic link was the solution for me either. However before working I had to grant access and execute rights to the created symbolic links.

I am not sure if it was @eaykin's answer or @crazymacleod's that worked for me, as I did both before finding the above mentioned solution.

Thanks!

Answer 5

Updating the path as listed above in ~/.bashrc makes other bash commands stop working altogether.

the easiest way I found is to use what eaykin did but link it your /bin.

sudo ln -s /android/platform-tools/adb /bin/adb

No restart is required just type following command :

adb devices

To make sure it's working.

Answer 6

Make sure you installed sudo apt-get install android-tools-adb Now check sudo adb It will show help of adb

Now please kill/start adb use following commands -

sudo adb kill-server sudo adb start-server

Lastly, sudo adb devices

Hopefully this will work !!!