

It takes a while so you can grab a cup of coffee while waiting. Open the Ubuntu software center and search for Android Studio once found click the install button to start the installation. Once this is completed log out and log in for changes to take effect. Once the above step is done open up your terminal and run the code below: We'll be using npm which is a package manager and comes with Node.js to install the packages needed. This tutorial assumes you have Node.js installed on your machine if you don't, follow the installation instructions here to get started. The following instructions will show how to setup React Native with Expo and the Android Studio which is Android official IDE (Integrated Development Environment) and we will be using the Android Studio to access the Android Emulator a virtual device on Ubuntu 18.04. Expo is a framework built around React Native and native platforms and helps in building, deploying and quickly iterating IOS, Android and Web Apps. It is advisable for beginners getting started in mobile development to use the Expo CLI. It is written in Javascript and renders to the native platform.

React-Native is a framework developed by Facebook to create applications for Android, IOS and Web Platforms.
