Overview
- Install these packages to run Appium
- node.js
- android-sdk
- adb
- appium & drivers
- appium-doctor
Installation
INSTALL Node.js
$ sudo apt update && sudo apt upgrade -y
$ sudo apt install curl -y
$ curl -fsSL https://deb.nodesource.com/setup_20.x | sudo -E bash
$ sudo apt install nodejs
$ node -v
v20.14.0
$ npm -v
v10.8.1
INSTALL android-sdk and adb
$ sudo apt install android-sdk
$ sudo apt install adb
SET ANDROID_HOME and PATH
$ whereis android-sdk
android-sdk: /usr/lib/android-sdk
$ cd $HOME
$ echo 'export ANDROID_HOME=/usr/lib/android-sdk' >> ~/.bashrc
$ echo 'export PATH=$PATH:$ANDROID_HOME/tools' >> ~/.bashrc
$ echo 'export PATH=$PATH:$ANDROID_HOME/platform-tools' >> ~/.bashrc
$ source ~/.bashrc
INSTALL appium and drivers
$ sudo npm install -g appium
$ appium driver install uiautomator2
$ appium driver install xcuitest
DIAGNOSTIC
$ sudo npm install -g appium-doctor
$ appium-doctor
WARN AppiumDoctor [Deprecated] Please use appium-doctor installed with "npm install @appium/doctor --location=global"
info AppiumDoctor Appium Doctor v.1.16.2
info AppiumDoctor
info AppiumDoctor ✔ The Node.js binary was found at: /usr/bin/node
info AppiumDoctor ✔ Node version is 20.14.0
info AppiumDoctor ✔ ANDROID_HOME is set to: /usr/lib/android-sdk/
info AppiumDoctor ✔ JAVA_HOME is set to: /usr/lib/jvm/java-11-openjdk-arm64
info AppiumDoctor Checking adb, android, emulator, apkanalyzer
info AppiumDoctor 'adb' is in /usr/lib/android-sdk/platform-tools/adb
WARN AppiumDoctor ✖ android, emulator, apkanalyzer could NOT be found in /usr/lib/android-sdk/!
info AppiumDoctor ✔ 'bin' subfolder exists under '/usr/lib/jvm/java-11-openjdk-arm64'
info AppiumDoctor
info AppiumDoctor
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VERIFY appium server can be executable
$ appium
[Appium] Welcome to Appium v2.6.0
[Appium] The autodetected .....
RUN Appium Server
$ appium [-a ADDRESS] [-p port] [desired capabilities] [--log=$output_path]
$ appium -a 127.0.0.1 -p 4723 --allow-cors --session-override --relaxed-security --log-timestamp --local-timezone --log=C:\\adb_log\\appium_server_%date:~0,4%%date:~5,2%%date:~8,2%_%Time:~0,2%%Time:~3,2%%Time:~6,2%.log
Reference
- Installing node.js and npm
- Installing Appium-doctor
- How to set $ANDROID_HOME variable
- Change datetime format in Windows 11
- Migrating from Appium 1 to 2