Kubuntu Linux 20.04, Arduino IDE doesn't have Board manager

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Computer Kubuntu 20.04
Installed Arduino IDE version (2:1.0.5+dfsg2-4.1). (latest?)

Starts up, but doesn't have a sidebar or the Boards Manager.
My task is to try and update my 3D printer Anet board to Marlin code. I am starting with Marlin 1.1x and will increase to latest version if I can get this working, but without being able to add the ANet board I can't do anything.

Thanks for any help.

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Hi @peterm7. Due to your use of APT to install the Arduino IDE, you got a version that was outdated by close to a decade, before the introduction of Boards Manager.

You can get the latest official Arduino IDE by downloading it from the "Software" page here:

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No idea if it's the latest. I suspect that you installed via the package manager. That version used to be far (and I mean far) behind the official release. Missing the side bar indicates that the version is 1.8.x or older.

I suggest that you uninstall and download from https://www.arduino.cc/en/software. You have a choice of 1.8.19 or 2.0; the latter still has some minor issues but is very usable.

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I use the nightly AppImage currently linked at: https://downloads.arduino.cc/arduino-ide/nightly/arduino-ide_nightly-latest_Linux_64bit.AppImage

I've used the zip too. Both work fine.

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Thanks to everyone. I think that I thought that because it was numbered 2:1.... I was getting version 2. I use synaptic mostly for installing.

I had a previous problem with the Appimage that I was trying to use:
:- arduino-ide-2-0-0-in-kubuntu-20-04-over-5-minutes-to-load

I have done as spokes suggested and used the appimage and it loads Ok, not superfast, but OK.

So thanks, and on to the next step.
Peter M

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