How to Setup Flutter for Development in Ubuntu 24.04

The fastest and easiest way with the latest Flutter version.

Step 1: Install Flutter using Snap

sudo snap install flutter --classic

Step 2: Install OpenJDK

sudo apt install openjdk-17-jdk -y

Step 3: Download Android CLI Tools

Go here and grab the latest for Linux.

Create folder:

mkdir ~/Android/Sdk

Make sure you are using this exact structure:

~/Android/Sdk/cmdline-tools/latest/bin/  ← sdkmanager

Step 4: Add to ~/.bashrc

export ANDROID_SDK_ROOT=$HOME/Android/Sdkexport ANDROID_HOME=$ANDROID_SDK_ROOTexport 
PATH=$PATH:$ANDROID_SDK_ROOT/cmdline-tools/latest/binexport PATH=$PATH:$ANDROID_SDK_ROOT/platform-tools  # Nextexport JAVA_HOME=/usr/lib/jvm/java-17-openjdk-amd64export PATH=$PATH:$JAVA_HOME/binexport CHROME_EXECUTABLE=/usr/bin/brave-browser

Step 5: Install sdkmanager

sdkmanager "platform-tools" "platforms;android-36" "build-tools;36.0.0"
sdkmanager --update

Step 6: Flutter Setup

flutter config --android-sdk ~/Android/Sdkflutter doctor --android-licenses  # Accept all

Step 7: Check

flutter doctor -v

You now have a clean Flutter setup without Android Studio.

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