How to setup Appium in Ubuntu for android

Question

I am new in appium(automation testing technology).

I\'m using a PC running Ubuntu Linux.

I have searched about this topic but I have not got any

Answer 1

Steps to get appium working on ubuntu pc :

Install ruby: Paste the below command at terminal and hit enter

sudo apt-get install build-essential curl git m4 ruby texinfo libbz2-dev libcurl4-openssl-dev libexpat-dev libncurses-dev zlib1g-dev

Install linux brew:Paste the below command at terminal and hit enter

ruby -e "$(curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Homebrew/linuxbrew/go/install)"

set path for brew

Type: gedit .bashrc at terminal and copy paste following into the .bashrc file

export PATH="$HOME/.linuxbrew/bin:$PATH"
export MANPATH="$HOME/.linuxbrew/share/man:$MANPATH"
export INFOPATH="$HOME/.linuxbrew/share/info:$INFOPATH"

Install node:Paste the below commands one by one at terminal and hit enter

brew update
brew install node
brew link node

Install appium

npm install -g appium


npm install wd

To start appium: Paste the below command at terminal and hit enter

appium