How do I install the Android NDK bundle using the command line?

Question

The Android NDK can now be installed directly from the SDK manager instead of only as a separate download. How can I install the NDK package from the command line?

I've tried:

android sdk update -u -n -a

but no NDK package appears to be visible in the listing. It only shows up in the UI.

Answer 1

In Android Studio 2.3 is sdkmanager tool

It is located in the sdk directory (ie ~/Android/Sdk/tools/bin)

to get a list of installed and available packages goto the directory where the sdkmanager binary is located and type ./sdkmanager --list

to install NDK directly use ./sdkmanager "ndk-bundle"

( ./sdkmanager "lldb;2.3" , ./sdkmanager "cmake;3.6.3155560" )

https://developer.android.com/studio/command-line/sdkmanager.html

Answer 2

1. Download zip file of required version of ndk from developer.android.com . Eg for linux:

   wget https://dl.google.com/android/repository/android-ndk-r13b-linux-x86_64.zip

2. Extract zip to some folder, eg c:/android/android-ndk-r13b/

3. Add/update the path to that folder in the local.properties file of your application.

   ndk.dir=c:\\android\\android-ndk-r13b