# "arduino.pip install ... " ide on ubunto

**URL:** <https://forum.arduino.cc/t/arduino-pip-install-ide-on-ubunto/1225670>\
**Category:** IDE 1.x\
**Created:** [February 19, 2024, 6:57am UTC](https://forum.arduino.cc/t/arduino-pip-install-ide-on-ubunto/1225670 "2024-02-19T06:57:43Z")\
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**Author:** ![rvirnau](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/8491ac/32.png) [@rvirnau](https://forum.arduino.cc/u/rvirnau)\
**Post date:** [February 19, 2024, 6:57am UTC](https://forum.arduino.cc/t/arduino-pip-install-ide-on-ubunto/1225670/1 "2024-02-19T06:57:43Z")

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Linux docs say to use "arduino.pip install ... " to install additional python libraries needed in the sandbox. When I do this from a terminal I get "Command 'arduino.pip' not found, but can be installed with: sudo snap install arduino". Am I doing something wrong?

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**Author:** ![rvirnau](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/8491ac/32.png) [@rvirnau](https://forum.arduino.cc/u/rvirnau)\
**Post date:** [February 19, 2024, 7:13am UTC](https://forum.arduino.cc/t/arduino-pip-install-ide-on-ubunto/1225670/2 "2024-02-19T07:13:43Z")

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answered my own question 🙂 First run "sudo snap install arduino" then "arduino.pip install ...." for me i needed "arduino.pip install serial"

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**Author:** ![system](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/arduino/user_avatar/forum.arduino.cc/system/32/1140315_2.png) [@system](https://forum.arduino.cc/u/system)\
**Post date:** [August 17, 2024, 7:14am UTC](https://forum.arduino.cc/t/arduino-pip-install-ide-on-ubunto/1225670/3 "2024-08-17T07:14:41Z")

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