Is there a decent Getting Started guide without prerequisite loops?

[Matteo Sisti Sette]

Hi,

I was looking for a Getting Started kind of guide for developing in 
Cordova for the Android platform, but I've found myself trapped in a 
loop of links where page  A links you to page B to install something 
that is a requirement, and page B links you back to page A to install 
something that is a requirement. More details here:
https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/CB-7369
Is there ANYWHERE a simple "monolythic" step-by-step install guide 
without  infinite requirement loops?

Thanks
m.