How to Install and Uninstall arduino-core Package on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

Last updated: May 16,2024

1. Install "arduino-core" package

This is a short guide on how to install arduino-core on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)


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

In this section, we are going to explain the necessary steps to uninstall arduino-core on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus):


    
        
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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-core package on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

Package: arduino-core
Priority: optional
Section: universe/electronics
Installed-Size: 7010
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Scott Howard
Architecture: all
Source: arduino
Version: 2:1.0.5+dfsg2-4
Depends: gcc-avr (>= 4.7.0), avrdude, gcc, avr-libc (>= 1.8.0)
Suggests: arduino-mk
Filename: pool/universe/a/arduino/arduino-core_1.0.5+dfsg2-4_all.deb
Size: 634870
MD5sum: 6c32c4c84d56c540476a5b429bd02738
SHA1: fa35be5c79c6dddde3152427ad6d4b899c9fa8a1
SHA256: 7c18ee456082b6b65f161482b29e5fb4df662d948d80d56ebbee674f238641f8
Description-en: Code, examples, and libraries for the Arduino platform
Arduino is an open hardware microcontroller platform. This package contains
the minimal set of tools to allow one to program an Arduino. It also contains
examples and libraries. For a CLI, see the 'arduino-mk' package.
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This package does not include the Java based Integrated Development
Environment, which can be found in the 'arduino' package.
Description-md5: 29d99d7e25c829f76de6144309cd8ebb
Homepage: http://www.arduino.cc
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Origin: Ubuntu