Installing Flutter
Installing Flutter is as easy as writing ABC.All we need is super powers.
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Installing Flutter is as easy as writing ABC.All we need is super powers.
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Sometimes it is very lazy to set up Flutter, therefore some nice people have created a tool to ease the process. Below are our favorites.
In this chapter, we will use a borrowed tutorial from https://www.tutorialspoint.com
In this section, let us see how to install Flutter SDK and its requirement in a windows system.
Step 1 − Go to URL,https://storage.googleapis.com/flutter_infra_release/releases/stable/windows/flutter_windows_2.10.4-stable.zip and download the latest Flutter SDK. As of April 2022, the version is 2.10.4 and the file is flutter_windows_v1.2.1-stable.zip.
Step 2 − Unzip the zip archive in a folder, say C:\flutter\
Step 3 − Update the system path to include the flutter bin directory.
Step 4 − Flutter provides a tool, for flutter doctor to check that all the requirement of flutter development is met.
Step 5 − Running the above command will analyze the system and show its report as shown below.
The report says that all development tools are available but the device is not connected. We can fix this by connecting an android device through USB or starting an android emulator.
Step 6 − Install the latest Android SDK, if reported by the flutter doctor
Step 7 − Install the latest Android Studio, if reported by the flutter doctor
Step 8 − Start an android emulator or connect a real android device to the system.
Step 9 − Install Flutter and Dart plugin for Android Studio. It provides a startup template to create a new Flutter application, an option to run and debug the Flutter application in the Android studio itself, etc.,
Open Android Studio.
Click File → Settings → Plugins.
Select the Flutter plugin and click Install.
Click Yes when prompted to install the Dart plugin.
Restart Android studio.
To install Flutter on MacOS, you will have to follow the following steps −
Step 1 − Go to URL, https://storage.googleapis.com/flutter_infra_release/releases/stable/macos/flutter_macos_2.10.4-stable.zip, and download the latest Flutter SDK. As of April 2019, the version is 1.2.1 and the file is flutter_macos_v1.2.1- stable.zip.
Step 2 − Unzip the zip archive in a folder, say /path/to/flutter
Step 3 − Update the system path to include flutter bin directory (in ~/.bashrc file).
Step 4 − Enable the updated path in the current session using the below command and then verify it as well.
Flutter provides a tool, a flutter doctor to check that all the requirement of flutter development is met. It is similar to the Windows counterpart.
Step 5 − Install the latest XCode, if reported by the flutter doctor
Step 6 − Install the latest Android SDK, if reported by the flutter doctor
Step 7 − Install the latest Android Studio, if reported by the flutter doctor
Step 8 − Start an android emulator or connect a real android device to the system to develop an android application.
Step 9 − Open the iOS simulator or connect a real iPhone device to the system to develop an iOS application.
Step 10 − Install Flutter and Dart plugin for Android Studio. It provides the startup template to create a new Flutter application, an option to run and debug the Flutter application in the Android studio itself, etc.,
Open Android Studio
Click Preferences → Plugins
Select the Flutter plugin and click Install
Click Yes when prompted to install the Dart plugin.
Restart Android studio.
