Hello
I am Windows savy but new to Linux/Xubuntu and Arduino. I purchased Arcotics Sparki as a Christmas gift for the kids - and myself - and have recently tried getting it going. I have installed Xubuntu 20.04 (Focal Fossa) on an old Dell Inspiron 1501 with AMD processor (want to repurpose this PC for the kids - who have their own Chromebooks). I downloaded the latest Arduino (1.8.13) with the hope of uploading programs to Sparki. Unfortunately . . . I cannot upload through Arduino or manually (holding reset and then releasing when uploading appears). I do seem to be communicating through the port with Sparki as it seems to reset and start moving. BUUUUT . . . the example application I’m trying to upload involves no movement (example RGB, LCD Circles, etc). I get the error message noted below. I would like to get this up and running ASAP so the kids don’t become frustrated and lose interest. I would hate to have Sparki become a $150 door stop!
Thank you for any assistance you can provide.
Tom
Arduino: 1.8.13 (Linux), Board: “ArcBotics Sparki”
Sketch uses 14480 bytes (50%) of program storage space. Maximum is 28672 bytes.
Global variables use 1942 bytes (75%) of dynamic memory, leaving 618 bytes for local variables. Maximum is 2560 bytes.
Low memory available, stability problems may occur.
Forcing reset using 1200bps open/close on port /dev/ttyACM0
PORTS {/dev/ttyACM0, } / {} => {}
PORTS {} / {} => {}
PORTS {} / {} => {}
PORTS {} / {/dev/ttyACM0, } => {/dev/ttyACM0, }
Found upload port: /dev/ttyACM0
/home/triplets/.arduino15/packages/arduino/tools/avrdude/6.0.1-arduino5/bin/avrdude -C/home/triplets/.arduino15/packages/arduino/tools/avrdude/6.0.1-arduino5/etc/avrdude.conf -v -patmega32u4 -cavr109 -P/dev/ttyACM0 -b57600 -D -Uflash:w:/tmp/arduino_build_782287/RGB_Basic.ino.hex:i
/home/triplets/.arduino15/packages/arduino/tools/avrdude/6.0.1-arduino5/bin/avrdude: error while loading shared libraries: libreadline.so.6: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory
/home/triplets/.arduino15/packages/arduino/tools/avrdude/6.0.1-arduino5/bin/avrdude: error while loading shared libraries: libreadline.so.6: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory
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