Linux install - ./install.sh runs successfully, arduino IDE does not install

Development Tools IDE 1.x
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Hi All,

Please see the below.

I've got a linux system which had arduino installed successfully, but then it started hitting /dev/tty? errors.

sudo'd the system and then apt-get uninstall, apt-get purge

reinstall does not work on any flavour. Runs successfully, installs a desktop icon and then gives the following error:

The program 'arduino' is currently not installed. You can install it by typing:
apt install arduino

the IDE installed by sudo apt-get install arduino is version 2:1.0.5+dfsg2-4 - well behind the 1.9.0c that the beta's at and the 1.8.5 that the stable install is. (please correct me if I'm wrong)

Can anybody please guide me in what would be stopping an install - have included kernel version, dmesg output and commands used below.

Regards,

Andrew F

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Are you running ubuntu? ifso, i had issues with install via ubuntu software.. solved it by installing via umake ( seems that snap is no longer wupported /working. hope this helps.

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Andrew_F_In_Australia:
Hi All,

Please see the below.

I've got a linux system which had arduino installed successfully, but then it started hitting /dev/tty? errors.

sudo'd the system and then apt-get uninstall, apt-get purge

reinstall does not work on any flavour. Runs successfully, installs a desktop icon and then gives the following error:

The program 'arduino' is currently not installed. You can install it by typing:
apt install arduino

the IDE installed by sudo apt-get install arduino is version 2:1.0.5+dfsg2-4 - well behind the 1.9.0c that the beta's at and the 1.8.5 that the stable install is. (please correct me if I'm wrong)

Can anybody please guide me in what would be stopping an install - have included kernel version, dmesg output and commands used below.

Regards,

Andrew F

Running Linux Mint 18. No problems with install of Arduino IDE.
Currently running 1.8.3

https://www.arduino.cc/en/Guide/Linux

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Andrew_F_In_Australia:
the IDE installed by sudo apt-get install arduino is version 2:1.0.5+dfsg2-4 - well behind the 1.9.0c that the beta's at and the 1.8.5 that the stable install is. (please correct me if I'm wrong)

That's correct. Always use the official downloads from http://www.arduino.cc/en/Main/Software. Even if it takes a little work to get the install working, it's still better than dealing with whatever outdated and modified version the package manager happens to subject you to.

Maybe you'll find some helpful information here:

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Had to create a symbolic link to /usr/bin/arduino as detailed in the link pert put up above (the github one) then it worked fine.

Thanks pert.