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Root Wanting to put a deving team together

hey i am also downloading Ubuntu 10.04 64-bit i would like to help you guys and also be a dev :-D or at least try :p i have a awesome computer 8gb ram 4 cpu @ 3.2 and 1Tb HD please let me know what else i would need to be a dev for android i wish to make my own roms and all sorts of things

download --> MagicISO <--- and --->Ubuntu 10.04 <---

intall ubuntu using MagicISO and then follow what sammyz or ghost.rider say to do next :rolleyes:
 
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Yea sorry I got tons of hw and a laptop to fix on top of that......I don't have the time to find links or cmds at the moment :/ sorry

no problem dude, i have hw to do too but im procrastinating :p

This is my favorite guide to set up a build environment. Follow it until you get to compiling, because compiling is pretty different for our phone. Also, Java is tricky, and if that guide doesn't get Java installed right, ask and I'll help, because Java is a pain. Free Your Android - How to Compile ICS (Ubuntu)

thanks :D

EDIT: im getting this error

root@ubuntu:~# apt-get install sun-java6-jdk
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
Package sun-java6-jdk is not available, but is referred to by another package.
This may mean that the package is missing, has been obsoleted, or
is only available from another source
E: Package sun-java6-jdk has no installation candidate
root@ubuntu:~# add-apt-repository "deb Index of / lucid partner"apt-get install sun-java6-jdk
Error: need a repository as argument
root@ubuntu:~# apt-get install sun s
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
E: Couldn't find package sun
root@ubuntu:~# apt-get install sun-java6-jdk
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
Package sun-java6-jdk is not available, but is referred to by another package.
This may mean that the package is missing, has been obsoleted, or
is only available from another source
E: Package sun-java6-jdk has no installation candidate

EDIT AGAIN: i found a fix :D
 
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