It may be useful to know some basic command line concepts such as cd, which stands for “change directory”, the concept of directory hierarchies, and that in Linux they are separated by /, etc. Some familiarity with basic Android operation and terminology.

A decent internet connection and reliable electricity.Using SSDs results in considerably faster build times than traditional hard drives. You might require more free space for enabling ccache or building for multiple devices. A reasonable amount of Storage (200 GB to build up to lineage-17.1, 300 GB for lineage-18.1 and up).The less RAM you have, the longer the build will take.

A reasonable amount of RAM (16 GB to build up to lineage-17.1, 32 GB or more for lineage-18.1 and up).

Linux, macOS, or Windows - these instructions are only tested using Ubuntu LTS, so we recommend going with that.

If you want to use Android Studio/AVD there are also instructions for packing up/installing yourĬustom build instead of the default AOSP images that Google provides. These instructions will help you build an emulator-compatible version of LineageOS, ready to run on your computer. In case you don’t have an officially supported device, don’t want to test changes on your daily driver, or are just someone who wants to test apps with LineageOS-specific features, we’ve still got you covered.

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