{"id":47865,"date":"2024-12-31T05:58:30","date_gmt":"2024-12-31T05:58:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/?p=47865"},"modified":"2025-05-29T01:50:57","modified_gmt":"2025-05-29T01:50:57","slug":"install-arduino-ide-ubuntu-debian","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/index.php\/2024\/12\/install-arduino-ide-ubuntu-debian\/","title":{"rendered":"Install The Latest Arduino IDE (2.3.6 Updated) in Ubuntu \/ Debian"},"content":{"rendered":"

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This is a step by step beginner’s guide shows how to install the most recent Arduino IDE (2.3.6 so far) in Ubuntu, Debian, and Linux Mint.<\/p>\n

Arduino IDE is free open-source AVR development board IDE from Arduino CC. It’s available in Debian and Ubuntu repositories, but stuck at version 1.8.19, probably because the 2.x versions require internet connection.<\/p>\n

If you want to get the 2.x release series, then there are 3 choices: Flatpak<\/b>, AppImage<\/b>, and portable Linux Zip archive<\/b>\u00a0that work in most Linux distributions.<\/p>\n

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Option 1: Arduino IDE AppImage package<\/h3>\n

Arduino IDE provides official Linux packages through AppImage and portable Zip archive. To download one of them, go to Github releases page via link below:<\/p>\n

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Download Arduino IDE (under Assets)<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n

For the AppImage, select download the “arduino-ide_x.x.x_Linux_64bit.AppImage” file under assets section, which works on Intel and AMD CPUs.<\/p>\n

No installation required, just right-click on the file then go to its “Properties” dialog and add executable permission<\/b>. Finally, you may click Run the AppImage to launch the IDE.<\/p>\n

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NOTE:<\/b> Ubuntu since 22.04 does NOT support AppImage out-of-the-box. You need to open terminal (Ctrl+Alt+T) and run command to install required library to make it work.<\/p>\n

sudo apt install libfuse2<\/pre>\n
Option 2: The portable Zip archive<\/h3>\n
If you don’t like running the app in sandbox environment, then select download the Zip archive also in the Github releases page:<\/p>\n
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Download Arduino IDE (under Assets)<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
It’s “arduino-ide_2.3.6_Linux_64bit.zip<\/code>“, which works only on Intel and AMD CPUs.<\/p>\n
Just extract it, then navigate into the source folder. And, finally click run the arduino-ide<\/b> file to launch the IDE.<\/p>\n
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If you want to add the app icon into start menu (Gnome app grid & overview search result), then launch text editor<\/b>:<\/p>\n
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and write following lines into an empty file:<\/p>\n
[Desktop Entry]\r\nName=Arduino IDE\r\nComment=Open-source electronics prototyping platform\r\nGenericName=Arduino IDE\r\nExec=\/home\/ji\/MyApps\/arduino-ide_2.3.6_Linux_64bit<\/b>\/arduino-ide\r\nIcon=\/home\/ji\/MyApps\/arduino-ide_2.3.6_Linux_64bit<\/b>\/arduino.png\r\nType=Application\r\nTerminal=false\r\nCategories=Development;Engineering;Electronics;IDE;\r\nMimeType=text\/x-arduino\r\nKeywords=embedded electronics;electronics;avr;microcontroller;\r\nStartupWMClass=Arduino IDE<\/pre>\n
Here you need to replace “\/home\/ji\/MyApps\/arduino-ide_2.3.6_Linux_64bit” accordingly.<\/b><\/p>\n
First, for long time use you may move the extracted folder from Downloads<\/i> to a custom folder (e.g., MyApps in user home in my case).<\/p>\n
Then download an app icon (.png or .svg file) from web and save into that folder. Finally, navigate to the Arduino IDE app folder, press Ctrl+L<\/code> and copy the PATH to use instead of mine (the bold text in line ‘Exec’ and ‘Icon’).<\/p>\n
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Finally save the file into .local\/share\/applications<\/code> directory (press Ctrl+H to view .local in user home) as arduino.desktop<\/code> file.<\/p>\n
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After that, you should be able to launch the IDE from start menu a few moments later.<\/p>\n
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Option 3: Flatpak package<\/h3>\n
The IDE is also available to install as Flatpak package<\/a>. It runs in sandbox environment and works in most Linux, however unverified (meaning unofficial).<\/p>\n
For Linux Mint<\/b>, simply launch Software Manager, and enable “unverified Flatpaks” in Preferences (needed in Mint 22), finally search and install Arduino IDE v2.<\/p>\n
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While Debian\/Ubuntu, and other Linux can follow the steps below one by one to get the Flatpak package.<\/p>\n