How to Install and Uninstall firmware-microbit-micropython Package on Ubuntu 20.10 (Groovy Gorilla)

Last updated: April 28,2024

1. Install "firmware-microbit-micropython" package

This tutorial shows how to install firmware-microbit-micropython on Ubuntu 20.10 (Groovy Gorilla)


    
        
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
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2. Uninstall "firmware-microbit-micropython" package

This is a short guide on how to uninstall firmware-microbit-micropython on Ubuntu 20.10 (Groovy Gorilla):


    
        
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3. Information about the firmware-microbit-micropython package on Ubuntu 20.10 (Groovy Gorilla)

Package: firmware-microbit-micropython
Architecture: all
Version: 1.0.1-2
Multi-Arch: foreign
Priority: optional
Section: universe/python
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Python Applications Packaging Team
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 735
Suggests: firmware-microbit-micropython-doc, picocom | screen
Conflicts: firmware-microbit-micropython-dl
Enhances: mu-editor, python3-uflash
Filename: pool/universe/f/firmware-microbit-micropython/firmware-microbit-micropython_1.0.1-2_all.deb
Size: 216376
MD5sum: f1620f1bcef8cdd1e7e3622c36f10a18
SHA1: 6dbd3b3753618df87e4d36cd98e76d76c1ac8dcb
SHA256: 57a4ab013465320771c4d5d8c0815460d697a56ff0bfde253451e0a518e22c9a
SHA512: 3d1643c24c1fc41ab5c8a4ad7e0ab332bd1c7905dd11b67cafe54a00c8ba905a46cc24dfeaef555a74f6c2df736a1f478857f4271aca865e3def6e850f940edc
Homepage: https://github.com/bbcmicrobit/micropython
Description-en: MicroPython runtime for the BBC micro:bit
This package provides a binary firmware file for the BBC micro:bit
small board computer (SBC), containing the MicroPython runtime.
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It is suggested that a dedicated flashing tool (e.g. uflash) is used to
upload the firmware and Python scripts to the micro:bit device.
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The uflash utility (package: python3-uflash) uses the MicroPython runtime
provided in this package as the default firmware to flash to the micro:bit.
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This package contains the MicroPython runtime for the BBC micro:bit
Description-md5: df6e22bc90b84c449f3657f35bb30f52