This post details my first adventure into developing for the Android platform and the steps taken to get the HelloWorld application to run.

1. Download the Linux SDK from: http://developer.android.com/sdk/index.html
2. Extract the archive and take note of the directory
3. Install Eclipse (`apt-get install eclipse`)
4. Install Eclipse plugin
   1. Help->Install Software
   2. Add repository: https://dl-ssl.google.com/android/eclipse
   3. Select Developer Tools
   4. Read and accept licenses
5. Configure Eclipse
   1. Windows->Preferences->Android
   2. Set SDK Location
   3. Select OK
6. Setup SDK and Virtual Device
   1. From Eclipse: Window->Android SDK and AVD Manager->Available Packages
   2. Select Android Repository->Install Selected
   3. Select Virtual devices->New: Name the device and select the target API version
7. Create Android Project in Eclipse
   1. Project name: HelloAndroid
   2. Application name: Hello
   3. Package name: com.example.helloandroid
   4. Create Activity: HelloAndroid
   5. Build Target: Same as the target as selected for Virtual Device
8. Add the code below to src/com.example.helloandroid/HelloAndroid.java
9. Create a new Runtime configuration
   1. Run->Run Configurations->Android->New
   2. Project: HelloAndroid
   3. Select Target tab and choose the Virtual Device configured earlier
10. Run!
11. After a couple of minutes the emulator should boot and display the HelloWorld application (You may need to unlock the screen first)

HelloAndroid.java

package com.example.helloandroid;

import android.app.Activity;
import android.os.Bundle;
import android.widget.TextView;

public class HelloAndroid extends Activity {
   /** Called when the activity is first created. */
   @Override
   public void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
       super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
       TextView tv = new TextView(this);
       tv.setText("Hello, Android");
       setContentView(tv);
   }
}

For more information see the Android development documentation:

http://developer.android.com/sdk/installing.html
http://developer.android.com/sdk/eclipse-adt.html#installing
http://developer.android.com/resources/tutorials/hello-world.html