How to Install and Uninstall arduino Package on Debian 10 (Buster)

Last updated: February 17,2025

1. Install "arduino" package

This guide covers the steps necessary to install arduino on Debian 10 (Buster)


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
                arduino
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "arduino" package

This guide let you learn how to uninstall arduino on Debian 10 (Buster):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the arduino package on Debian 10 (Buster)

Package: arduino
Version: 2:1.0.5+dfsg2-4.1
Installed-Size: 1618
Maintainer: Scott Howard
Architecture: all
Depends: default-jre | java6-runtime, libjna-java, librxtx-java (>= 2.2pre2-3), arduino-core (= 2:1.0.5+dfsg2-4.1)
Recommends: extra-xdg-menus, policykit-1
Description: AVR development board IDE and built-in libraries
Description-md5: 60f8f72e8783c6b5a72254120b680cdb
Homepage: http://www.arduino.cc
Tag: field::electronics, role::program
Section: electronics
Priority: optional
Filename: pool/main/a/arduino/arduino_1.0.5+dfsg2-4.1_all.deb
Size: 1191444
MD5sum: b50e59821befd0581f254eb3bfeae8d2
SHA256: 5f06633c7334f8d2e49cac2e2a1e9459aa9db069940057e18f2513e2a5fcc504