How to Install and Uninstall firmware-microbit-micropython Package on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish)

Last updated: November 22,2024

You can also install and uninstall the firmware-microbit-micropython on the following distributions in the same way, as they are all based on the Ubuntu system

Kubuntu 22.04 LTS
Lubuntu 22.04 LTS
Xubuntu 22.04 LTS
Ubuntu MATE 22.04 LTS
Ubuntu Studio 22.04 LTS
Pop!_OS 22.04 LTS
Zorin OS 16 / Zorin OS 17
Ubuntu Budgie 22.04

1. Install "firmware-microbit-micropython" package

This tutorial shows how to install firmware-microbit-micropython on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish)


    
        
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2. Uninstall "firmware-microbit-micropython" package

This guide let you learn how to uninstall firmware-microbit-micropython on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish):


    
        
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3. Information about the firmware-microbit-micropython package on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish)

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: MicroPython runtime for the BBC micro:bit
Description-md5: df6e22bc90b84c449f3657f35bb30f52