Arch Flutter Quickstart

This quickstart for Flutter on Arch Linux is based on this tutorial.

Prerequisites

  • yay

Install dart

yay -S dart

Check the dart installation with:

dart --version

Install android tools

yay -S android-tools

Install Flutter

yay -S flutter

Check flutter installation with:

flutter --version

Install Visual Studio Code extension

Install the Flutter extension in Visual Studio Code

Check installation

flutter doctor

In my case, this was the output:

Doctor summary (to see all details, run flutter doctor -v):
[✓] Flutter (Channel , 3.19.5, on Manjaro Linux 6.8.6-1-MANJARO, locale de_DE.UTF-8)
[✗] Android toolchain - develop for Android devices
    ✗ Unable to locate Android SDK.
      Install Android Studio from: https://developer.android.com/studio/index.html
      On first launch it will assist you in installing the Android SDK components.
      (or visit https://flutter.dev/docs/get-started/install/linux#android-setup for detailed
      instructions).
      If the Android SDK has been installed to a custom location, please use
      `flutter config --android-sdk` to update to that location.

[✗] Chrome - develop for the web (Cannot find Chrome executable at google-chrome)
    ! Cannot find Chrome. Try setting CHROME_EXECUTABLE to a Chrome executable.
[✓] Linux toolchain - develop for Linux desktop
[!] Android Studio (not installed)
[✓] Connected device (1 available)
[✓] Network resources

! Doctor found issues in 3 categories.

For Flutter-Web development, the environment variable CHROME_EXECUTABLE must point to the Chrome executable. Best place an environment variable in /etc/environment:

# For Flutter
CHROME_EXECUTABLE=google-chrome-stable

Conclusion

With this setup, you should be able to develop Flutter Apps for the Desktop and the Web on Arch Linux.

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