I downloaded the current version of Android Studio (latest as of 4th July 2013) I also downloaded the JDK version 7u25.
However, it displays error after startup: Ple
read this: http://arwankhoiruddin.blogspot.co.il/2014/01/android-studio-in-ubuntu-problem.html
in short: type at the terminal
$ sudo update-alternatives --config java
now you need to choose
usr/lib/jvm/java-7-openjdk/jre/bin/java
by pressing #3