AndLogView
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Installing

Requirements

There are several types of installers available:

  • Platform-specific installers with bundled Java runtime. These are bigger, but you don’t need to install Java separately and overall integration with the system is better. For now, these installers are only available for the nightly builds.

  • Platform-agnostic installer is much smaller, but requires installing the Java runtime separately.

In general, you need the following:

  • A machine with Windows, Linux, or macOS installed. GUI support is mandatory.
  • For noJRE distribution only - Java: JRE or JDK 17+
  • Android SDK Platform-Tools (optional, to work with a device or an emulator)

Installing

Installing Java

If you don’t have Java installed, you can download Eclipse Temurin JRE for your operating system and hardware architecture.

The Java executable (javaw.exe on Windows and java on Linux/macOS) is expected to be on PATH. Alternatively, the JAVA_HOME environment variable should point to the JRE/JDK.

Installing AndLogView

Download the latest release archive from GitHub, and unpack it into the location of your choice.

To run AndLogView, use the OS-specific script:

  • bin/logview.bat (Windows)
  • bin/logview (Linux/macOS)

A x64 Linux machine capable of installing DEB packages (like Debian, Ubuntu, Mint) is required.

  1. Download the appropriate deb installer from nightly builds on GitHub.
  2. Run sudo dpkg -i <path-to-downloaded-installer>.deb

AndLogView should be available in the application list of your Desktop Environment (Start Menu) and as andlogview in the terminal.

  1. Download the appropriate exe installer from nightly builds on GitHub.
  2. Run it. You don’t need admin privileges to install.
  3. The installer isn’t signed (yet), so you may need to bypass the antivirus software warning.
  4. Configure the installation parameters as you’d like.

AndLogView should be available in the Start Menu or on Desktop, depending on your choices during installation.

  1. Download the appropriate dmg installer from nightly builds on GitHub.
  2. Install it as usual (open and drag&drop onto Applications or just drag it there in Finder).
  3. Open the app. It is not signed (yet), so it may be blocked. You’ll have to manually unblock it.

Unblocking the app

This is a quick recap of the steps linked above:

  1. Open the App. An “Untrusted application” warning appears. Close it.
  2. Go to System Settings > Privacy and Security
  3. Scroll down and find the entry about AndLogView being blocked.
  4. Click Open.
  5. Click Open Anyway.

Unblocking must be done only once.

Requested permissions

AndLogView may request a permission to “find devices in local networks”. This is necessary to communicate with devices or emulators through ADB.

Configuring ADB

If adb.exe/adb aren’t on the PATH you should manually set its location at the first launch. You will be prompted about it:

ADB setup prompt

Click “Set up ADB” to open ADB setup dialog. However, it is only necessary for working with device/emulator.

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