HI,
For Linux there are two options for installation of the Arduino IDE 2.x.x. In the opinion of the community is it better to go with the .appImage install or the conventional install from the zip file or should there be no difference. I have noted that a couple of people have indicated that the appImage install can have issues.
Any help is much appreciated.
Cheers.
Hi @rikaad.
Only the AppImage package supports updating to a new version of Arduino IDE via the notification that is displayed in the IDE when a new version comes out.
It is only possible to make modifications to the files in the Arduino IDE installation when using ZIP package.
So if you need to modify the files in the IDE installation (e.g., changing the version of Arduino CLI it uses, modifying the built-in example sketches) then you must use the ZIP package. But this sort of thing is only done very rarely by advanced users. Otherwise you will be better off using the AppImage package.
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