Install missing libraries with a recommended answer: sudo apt-get install lib32z1 lib32ncurses5 lib32bz2-1.0 lib32stdc++6įor information about connecting to USB device see this issue /microsoft/WSL2-Linux-Kernel/issues/23 refering to this guide: /rpasek/usbip-wsl2-instructionsĪ limitation is that WSL2 does not support nested virtualization at this time, so you will not be able to emulate an virtual Android device. However, if you manually install missing libraries, it will complete the installation. You can face an error during installation: "Unable to run mksdcard SDK tool." - see a related question on Stack overflow. You can find a whole guide to start GUI applications including enabling WSL2 here: Īll you need is to install VcSrv or any alternative on Windows side (I recommend paid X410 as an alternative with better UX) and xfce4 on Unix side and then configure Unix display to show in Windows by export DISPLAY=:0Īfter you configure it, you can download and install Android Studio from Please note, that GUI applications are not officially supported by Microsoft, however it works and does not cause any filesystem problems in my case. It's seems that something has changed regarding the build caching.For running Android Studio in WSL image you need to enable WSL2 which is currently subject of Windows Insider Preview builds. So, in total I get 3 java instances: Kotlin, Gradle daemons and Android Studio itself. Total used free shared buff/cache availableĪs you can see, there's a third java instance running, and I looked what that is - and it's Kotlin daemon. Tomorrow, I will try change xmx from 8gb to 4gb and see if it improves performance. Idea config: # custom IntelliJ IDEA VM options I will add more information later, when system starts using swap memory. Is there anything else that would help? Some config files, etc.? Search Android Studio on Activities When you run the applications for the first time, it will ask you to configure them. I5-6500, Ubuntu 16.10, 16GB DDR4, 16GB swap. Once the installation is over, you can easily run Android Studio on Ubuntu by pressing the Super key or making click on Activities and search for Android Studio.
However, after upgrading to 2.3, it takes about 6 hours of work until system runs out of RAM and starts using swap memory, furthermore, after full day of work, almost all swap memory is used up too.įirst image is screenshot of System Monitor after reboot:įree -mh total used free shared buff/cache available Previously, I would keep my pc(including Android studio and emulator) on for several weeks, and RAM usage would stay below 12GB. B/ Using a script file B.1/ Create a file android. View of a desktop with Android Studio icon.
You can proceed to the lessons of the Developer Center section now or read the Tips and tricks articles around Android Studio use. After upgrading Android Studio to 2.3, I've encountered extremely high memory usage. Here you are A neat icon is now available on your desktop to launch Android Studio.
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