No usual library manager (Solved)

I have just downloaded and installed Arduino IDE 2.0.3 from the downloads page into my Linux Mint 20.3 operating system.
It opens ok, but the regular library manager is missing, or has been changed to something I cannot recognise or use.
Is this correct and I need to learn how to use it?
Or:
Is the manager actually not installed?
Or:
Something else?


Arduino IDE 2.0.3

Your screenshot shows an antique version of the IDE from the Linux repositories, not IDE 2.0.x.

I'm not familiar with app images; did you downlaod it from https://wiki-content.arduino.cc/en/software?
Did you install it.

I assumed that was the version of the IDE that the sketch was saved in originally.
Could this be the explanation?

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I'm not familiar with app images; did you downlaod it from https://wiki-content.arduino.cc/en/software?
Did you install it...............[/Quote]

Yes, and yes!

Thanks for the reply.

Please note: I don't know how to do the quote process correctly on this site.

Edit:
It appears that I have some remnants of an old version still functional, even though I have installed the new version. I will try and sort this out soon and reply back again.

Jim.

Hi @Jim0000. When you installed Arduino IDE via a command like sudo apt install arduino, the Aptitude tool added that installation to the system PATH and I believe also adds the application icon. So when you type arduino at the command line (even if you run the command from the folder that contains the modern Arduino IDE installation) or click the application icon, it will start the outdated version of Arduino IDE from your screenshot.

You can learn how to start the modern IDE from this tutorial:

https://docs.arduino.cc/software/ide-v2/tutorials/getting-started/ide-v2-downloading-and-installing#linux

Thanks for the reply ptillisch.
First of all, I did not use the terminal command to install arduino, but will give it a go now.
This might explain why I still have no desktop arduino icon.
I have been using this procedure all along to start arduino: https://docs.arduino.cc/software/ide-v2/tutorials/getting-started/ide-v2-downloading-and-installing#linux

Jim.

Please don't! That command is the one that installs the ancient "2:1.0.5+dfsg2.4.1" version of the IDE you are already having problems with.

If you follow that faithfully then you should not not get that screenshot you shared. Are you certain you started Arduino IDE by double clicking on the arduino-ide_2.0.3_Linux_64bit.AppImage file?

Too late, I already did that. How do I remove the 2:1.0.5+dfsg2.4.1" version now?

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If you follow that faithfully then you should not not get that screenshot you shared. Are you certain you started Arduino IDE by double clicking on the arduino-ide_2.0.3_Linux_64bit.AppImage file?.....[/Quote]

Yes, I am sure.

Run this command from a terminal:

sudo apt remove arduino

After that, try starting the Appimage file again. Maybe the APT package was somehow interfering with it. If that doesn't work, let me know and I'll help you investigate the problem.

I ran that command, but received this error command:

E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)

Side problem: How do I quote your posts when replying?
Thanks for sticking with me on this!

Edit:
Some progress. I am now able to load version 2.0.3
No desktop icon and no entry in the software list yet.

Jim.

I now have access to the library manager. As this was the subject of this thread, I will now edit it as solved.
Thanks again.

Jim.

  1. Use the mouse to select the text you want to quote in the post to select it.
    As soon as you release the mouse button, a ❝ Quote button will appear:
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  2. Click the ❝ Quote button.

The markup for the quote will be automatically added to your reply:

[quote="Jim0000, post:9, topic:1091270"]
How do I quote your posts when replying?
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Yay! Great work getting the modern IDE running.

The instructions in the tutorial will not produce an icon or software list entry.

I never bothered to look into how that could be done because I've been satisfied to open it from the file manager (I always use many different versions of Arduino IDE for my support and testing work so an icon for a specific version wouldn't be useful to me). Maybe one of the other forum members will be able to provide instructions for setting that up.

Excellent, thanks again!

Alternative to @ptillisch's answer

Select the text that you want to quote; a popup should show that allows you to quote. The quoted text will be inserted at the text cursor location in the reply window; if the window is not open yet, it will be opened.

Note:
On my cell phone, it will not place the quoted text at the text cursor location. I think it just appends at the end.

Excellent!
Thanks for that. This post employs those instructions.

Jim.

:+1:

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