# LinuxMint 10 - IDE install  \[SOLVED\]

**URL:** <https://forum.arduino.cc/t/linuxmint-10-ide-install-solved/49802>\
**Category:** Troubleshooting\
**Created:** [January 23, 2011, 8:11am UTC](https://forum.arduino.cc/t/linuxmint-10-ide-install-solved/49802 "2011-01-23T08:11:05Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![fanjanc\_gmail.com](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/arduino/user_avatar/forum.arduino.cc/fanjanc_gmail.com/32/214183_2.png) [@fanjanc\_gmail.com](https://forum.arduino.cc/u/fanjanc_gmail.com)\
**Post date:** [January 23, 2011, 8:11am UTC](https://forum.arduino.cc/t/linuxmint-10-ide-install-solved/49802/1 "2011-01-23T08:11:05Z")

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I have been working on linux for about a year now and love it, yet there are many little things that I just don't understand like the installation of software packages when not using the software manager or synaptic manager.

I see and know how to install the IDE software via those package managers, yet its version 18. Hence I need to download and manually install the newest version (have a Uno on the way)...but I just can't figure it out.

Will someone be so kind as to help me or point me to a nice step-by-step guide to installation in linux? (it took me a week to figure out how to install Xampp :-/ ).

Alternatively I can (will be dual-booting with XP Pro) just install it the .exe way in XP.

Thanks so much. :-[

(EDIT): P.S. 32bit

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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:** [January 23, 2011, 9:28am UTC](https://forum.arduino.cc/t/linuxmint-10-ide-install-solved/49802/2 "2011-01-23T09:28:53Z")

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Here is the instruction I use for Ubuntu. I don't know anything about LinuxMint, but they may be similar.

```cpp
Downloaded version 0022 from:
   http://arduino.cc/en/Main/Software
   // it downloaded to my /home/mark/Downloads directory

// open terminal from ubuntu menu
Applications->Accessories->Terminal

// go to downloads directory
cd ~/Downloads

// untar the downloaded file
tar -vxzf arduino-0022.tgz

// change directory to replace librxtxSerial library    
cd arduino-0022/lib
 
// backup original lib
mv librxtxSerial.so librxtxSerial.so.orig

//find librxtxSerial library that works for this system
find / -ls 2>&1 | grep -i librxtxSerial

if librxtSerial library is not found somewhere in a /usr/lib subdirectory
   //  this will require root  password
  sudo apt-get install arduino
  // rerun the find command

else

// found it in /usr/lib/jni
// copy it to arduino-0022/lib directory
cp /usr/lib/jni/librxtxSerial.so .

// go up one directory
cd ..                            

// exec arduino software
./arduino

```

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**Post date:** [January 23, 2011, 9:42am UTC](https://forum.arduino.cc/t/linuxmint-10-ide-install-solved/49802/3 "2011-01-23T09:42:37Z")

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Thanks MrTaylor!!! That worked a treat! 😃

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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:** [January 23, 2011, 10:05am UTC](https://forum.arduino.cc/t/linuxmint-10-ide-install-solved/49802/4 "2011-01-23T10:05:15Z")

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Your welcome, I am glad it works.

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**Post date:** [May 6, 2021, 8:20pm UTC](https://forum.arduino.cc/t/linuxmint-10-ide-install-solved/49802/5 "2021-05-06T20:20:58Z")

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