Flutter Part 1: Install

Make sure that you unzip the flutter folder into the right directory.
If you’d like to move the flutter folder after ran flutter, you might see the same error as mine. 🙈

Install (macOS)

  1. Download Flutter SDK and unzip
  2. Add path to .zshrc
export PATH="$PATH:[PATH_OF_DIRECTORY]/flutter/bin"
  1. Pre-download tools
flutter precache

iOS

  1. Install xcode
sudo xcode-select --switch /Applications/Xcode.app/Contents/Developer
sudo xcodebuild -runFirstLaunch
  1. Set up Simulator
open -a Simulator
  1. Create a flutter project and test with the device
flutter run

android

  1. Download and install Android Studio
  2. Create a Virtual Device (Android Studio > Tools > AVD Manager)
  3. Run with the device
flutter run

Errors

After moved flutter folder, you might see the error below:

Warning! This package referenced a Flutter repository via the .packages file that is no longer available. The repository from which the ‘flutter’ tool is currently executing will be used instead.

  1. Update path in .zshrc
  2. Add .packages into .gitignore
  3. Recreate .packages
flutter packages get