flutter elinux install

You need to install the following dependent libraries to use this software. Here introduce how to install the libraries on Debian-based systems like Ubuntu.

1. System requirements

Operating Systems

Currently, this tool supports only Linux desktop (not supoort Windows and macOS). Ubuntu 20.04 or higher is recommended. Also, x64 and Arm64 Linux desktop are supported.

Dependent libraries

• curl
• git
• clang
• unzip
• cmake (>= 3.15)
• pkg-config

sudo apt install curl unzip git clang cmake pkg-config

2. flutter-elinux install

git clone https://github.com/sony/flutter-elinux.git
sudo mv flutter-elinux /opt/
export PATH=$PATH:/opt/flutter-elinux/bin

Run flutter doctor

flutter-elinux doctor

Run flutter-elinux devices

elinux-wayland is the flutter app runner for Wayland desktops, and linux-x11 is the flutter runner for X11 desktops.

$ flutter-elinux devices
2 connected devices:

eLinux (desktop) • elinux-wayland • flutter-tester • Ubuntu 20.04.2 LTS 5.8.0-63-generic
eLinux (desktop) • elinux-x11     • flutter-tester • Ubuntu 20.04.2 LTS 5.8.0-63-generic

3. Installing dependent libraries for runtime binary (flutter app)

See also: https://github.com/sony/flutter-embedded-linux/wiki/Installing-dependent-libraries

Mandatory

• EGL
• OpenGL ES (>=2.0)
• xkbcommon

sudo apt install libegl1-mesa libgles2-mesa libxkbcommon-dev

Only when using Wayland flutter runner

• libwayland

sudo apt install libwayland-dev

Only when using DRM flutter runner

• libdrm
• libgbm
• libinput
• libudev
• libsystemd

sudo apt install libdrm-dev libgbm-dev libinput-dev libudev-dev libsystemd-dev