How to install Flutter on Fedora Linux

Flutter is a UI framework having Dart as an underlying programming language. It is developed by Google with which native apps for mobile, web, and desktop can be developed with a single code base in a very short time.  Flutter architecture is based on two key parts- the Flutter Engine and the Flutter Framework.

The engine contains all core technologies such as the Skia 2D rendering engine ( https://skia.org ), which is also developed by Google and is used in Chrome or Firefox, for example.

In addition, the Dart Runtime, which, among other things, takes over garbage collection or provides an extremely fast hot reload during development.

Flutter installation on Fedora Linux

Here we are using Fedora 34 to install the Flutter UI framework, however, the steps will be the same for Fedora 33/32/31/30/29.

Requirments

  • 64-bit Linux system
  • 600 MB free Space at least

We have tried to make the below steps as simple as possible so that a beginner can easily install and start coding using Flutter.

1. Run System update

Let’s first run the system update command before installing Flutter, this will update all the already installed packages on our Fedora. In addition to refreshing the system repo cache.

sudo dnf update

 

2. Install Dependencies

There are few tools and libraries required to use Flutter on Linux such as Fedora. Hence, before moving further use the below-given command to install them.

sudo dnf install bash curl file git unzip which xz zip mesa-libGLU clang cmake ninja-build pkg-config libgtk-3-dev

 

Create a dedicated folder

Well, it’s a good idea to create a dedicated folder to store Flutter and avoid things from getting messed up. For example, let’s create a directory named- mycoding you can use whatever you want.

mkdir mycoding

 

3. Download Latest Flutter SDK

Next, we need the Flutter SDK tarball file. That we can easily download from its official webpage. Here is the link. Visit the page and select the latest version of Flutter to download.

Download latest Flutter SDK release for Linux

 

4. Extract Tarball file & Install Flutter on Fedora

Switch to the folder where you want to extract the downloaded flutter files. For example, here we have created a dedicated directory called- mycoding and we are using that.

cd mycoding

Extract files

tar xvf ~/Downloads/flutter_linux_*-stable.tar.xz

In the above command, our downloaded Flutter tar file is inside the Downloads folder that is why we have given the path of that.

 

5. Add the flutter to the environment path

Well, to use the Flutter tool, we either have to switch to the extracted Flutter folder every time or need to mention its complete path. To remove this headache, simply add its bin directory to your environment path, so that you can access the Flutter globally anywhere on Terminal.

Edit bash profile

gedit ~/.bashrc

Here is the syntax to use:

export PATH="$PATH:[path-to-flutter-directory]/bin"

Replace [path-to-flutter-directory]  in the above command with the actual path of the folder where you have extracted the Flutter.

For example, here we have created a folder called mycoding and under it, we have extracted the folder. Hence the above command in our case will be:

gedit ~/.bashrc

At the end of the file add the PATH in the following format:

export PATH="$PATH:~/mycoding/flutter/bin"

Refresh Terminal session

Now, refresh your current terminal session using the given command. Alternatively, we can close and reopen the Terminal app as well.

source ~/.bashrc

 

Check whether your Flutter folder is in your Environment path or not

echo $PATH

Once you confirmed the folder where you have extracted Flutter is in the Environment path, let’s verify Flutter command-line tools are working perfectly.

which flutter

Install Flutter on Fedora Linux

To check dart location:

which flutter dart

To check the version:

flutter  --version

Output:

Flutter 2.5.0 • channel stable • https://github.com/flutter/flutter.git 
Framework • revision 4cc385b4b8 (4 days ago) • 2021-09-07 23:01:49 -0700 
Engine • revision f0826da7ef 
Tools • Dart 2.14.0

 

6. Check any missing dependency using- flutter doctor

Well, although we have completed the installation successfully along with the required dependencies. However, still in the case, something is missing to complete the setup, it can be pointed out using the Flutter’s doctor command:

flutter doctor

In the below-given screenshot, you can see that we have two missing things we require for the full setup that is the Android toolchain and Android Studio. Let’s install them in the next step.

Flutter Doctor command

 

7. Install Android Studio

First, install some required libraries:

sudo dnf install zlib.i686 ncurses-libs.i686 bzip2-libs.i686

Open your browser and Download Android Studio for Linux. Visit the official page and then select the Tarball file.

Download Android Studio for Linux

 

Once the downloading is completed, switch to the Downloads directory.

cd Downloads

Extract file:

tar xvf android-studio-*-linux.tar.gz

Move extracted file to /opt directory.

sudo mv android-studio /opt/

Run Android Studio:

/opt/android-studio/bin/./studio.sh

Next, simply follow the Wizard.

(optional) In case you want to create Android Studio Linux Desktop Shortcut and Command follow the link

 

8. Install Android SDK Command-line Tools (latest)

On your Android Studio Project, click on the File and then “Settings“.

Android Studio Settings

 

Select Appearance & Behavior > System Settings > Android SDK > SDK Tools

Check the box given for “Android SDK Command-line Tools (latest)” and then press the OK button.

Install Android SDK Command line Tools

 

9. Add command-line tools to your environment

Edit Bash profile

gedit ~/.bashrc

At the end of the file add the following line

export PATH=$PATH:~/Android/Sdk/cmdline-tools/latest/bin

Save the file and reload the bash.

source ~/.bashrc

 

10. Agree to Android Licenses

To use Flutter, the user must agree to the licenses of the Android SDK platform. Here is the command for the same:

flutter doctor --android-licenses

Agree to Android Licenses

 

11. Check Again Flutter requirements

Let’s check again that Flutter dependencies are completed and the setup is successful.

flutter doctor

Flutter installed successfully on Fedora

 

12. Set up an editor

To set up the editor, go to Android Studio open any project, click on the File, and then select Settings.

There select “Plugins” and select Flutter to Install it.

Install Flutter Plugin

13. Create Flutter Project

Now, create a New Flutter Project…

Create New Flutter Project

Select Flutter and set the full path to its SDK. For that Just enter the path of the folder where you have extracted the Flutter.

Set Flutter SDK Path

So, this was a quick tutorial to install Flutter on Fedora Linux. Know more about it from the official documentation.

 

 

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