How to Install arduino software package in Debian 8 (Jessie)

How to Install arduino software package in Debian 8 (Jessie)

arduino software package provides AVR development board IDE and built-in libraries, you can install in your Debian 8 (Jessie) by running the commands given below on the terminal,

$ sudo apt-get update
$ sudo apt-get install arduino 

arduino is installed in your system.

Make ensure the arduino package were installed using the commands given below,

$ sudo dpkg-query -l | grep arduino *

You will get with arduino package name, version, architecture and description in a table

arduino package basic information:

Distro Debian 8 jessie
Section Electronics
Package arduino
Version 2:1.0.5+dfsg2-4
Description AVR development board IDE and built-in libraries
Sub Section Electronics


See Also, How to uninstall or remove arduino software package from Debian 8 (Jessie)?