My mom has used computers for decades and still has zero interest in knowing how they work.
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My mom has used computers for decades and still has zero interest in knowing how they work. I share this complete disinterest--but with just linux specifically. In the last two decades I've only managed to memorize precisely one console command: ls -a
Any malicious actor can trick in into typing absolutely anything into console. It's just a bunch of letters, innit?
Anyways, time to install the arduino IDE and some attiny cores, then get mad at C syntax and missing semicolons.
@androidarts Good luck, you brave squid. I find it seriously brave to willingly expose yourself to embedded world without knowing how computers work. Foolish? Maybe. Brave? Extremely. Cool? Even more so!
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@androidarts Good luck, you brave squid. I find it seriously brave to willingly expose yourself to embedded world without knowing how computers work. Foolish? Maybe. Brave? Extremely. Cool? Even more so!
@orva Well, I know how computer's work to some degree--I've been doing electronics, MCU programming and PCB design for about a decade now. General computer programming since the C64. I just don't care how linux works and probably never will. I remember more Amiga DOS commands than linux commands even though that was 30 years ago.
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My mom has used computers for decades and still has zero interest in knowing how they work. I share this complete disinterest--but with just linux specifically. In the last two decades I've only managed to memorize precisely one console command: ls -a
Any malicious actor can trick in into typing absolutely anything into console. It's just a bunch of letters, innit?
Anyways, time to install the arduino IDE and some attiny cores, then get mad at C syntax and missing semicolons.
So I downloaded the arduino IDE... they had two downloads. A zip and an "appImage". Not sure what any of those do. I downloaded the appimage and clicked on it. Nothing happen. Rightclick open with ...archive manager? Nothing happen.
Web search: Appimage what to do how to install
"make it executable by running the command chmod +x filename.AppImage"
Of course linux you fucking fucktart, having me go into console for more of your nonsense.
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So I downloaded the arduino IDE... they had two downloads. A zip and an "appImage". Not sure what any of those do. I downloaded the appimage and clicked on it. Nothing happen. Rightclick open with ...archive manager? Nothing happen.
Web search: Appimage what to do how to install
"make it executable by running the command chmod +x filename.AppImage"
Of course linux you fucking fucktart, having me go into console for more of your nonsense.
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@androidarts it's generally also possible via your file manager. But it should also be possible to do Arduino stuff on Windows and Mac, if that suits you better?
@aetios Ah, I really like using the arduino IDE on linux, as driver support for e.g. CH340G, FTDI, USBasp, avrdude and whatnot is kind of already there or easy to fix. I already have a system set up for it (years ago) but thought I'd redo it on this new machine...
I've had some driver issues on Mac and Windows so I really only use linux for MCU programming.
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So I downloaded the arduino IDE... they had two downloads. A zip and an "appImage". Not sure what any of those do. I downloaded the appimage and clicked on it. Nothing happen. Rightclick open with ...archive manager? Nothing happen.
Web search: Appimage what to do how to install
"make it executable by running the command chmod +x filename.AppImage"
Of course linux you fucking fucktart, having me go into console for more of your nonsense.
@androidarts sounds like you're new to linux; always check your package manager for software first. downloading packages from websites should be a last resort
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So I downloaded the arduino IDE... they had two downloads. A zip and an "appImage". Not sure what any of those do. I downloaded the appimage and clicked on it. Nothing happen. Rightclick open with ...archive manager? Nothing happen.
Web search: Appimage what to do how to install
"make it executable by running the command chmod +x filename.AppImage"
Of course linux you fucking fucktart, having me go into console for more of your nonsense.
@androidarts I can recommend AppImageLauncher which adds AppImages to your menu (and saves the need to set the permissions yourself)
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@androidarts sounds like you're new to linux; always check your package manager for software first. downloading packages from websites should be a last resort
@kiefac I've been using linux for 20 years... I just immediately forget everything I do in linux because it's so abstract and usually changes anyways..
Last time (years ago) when I used the package manager / "store" for the arduino IDE it had an old version and they left it like that for a long time, so I checked this time it was dated now too. That's why I got it from the official site.
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@androidarts I can recommend AppImageLauncher which adds AppImages to your menu (and saves the need to set the permissions yourself)
https://github.com/TheAssassin/AppImageLauncherwrote last edited by [email protected]@exelotl So these appimages are programs and not setup/install files? Mine's still in the download folder. Should/Can I just move it onto the desktop? Seems so. I'm one of those who put everything on my desktop where I can see it.
The appimage did run and created a buncha arduino folders in home, but no program startup file or menu item that I can see.
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So I downloaded the arduino IDE... they had two downloads. A zip and an "appImage". Not sure what any of those do. I downloaded the appimage and clicked on it. Nothing happen. Rightclick open with ...archive manager? Nothing happen.
Web search: Appimage what to do how to install
"make it executable by running the command chmod +x filename.AppImage"
Of course linux you fucking fucktart, having me go into console for more of your nonsense.
Anyways, seems I got the arduino IDE to work. I put the now executable appimage on my desktop.
Then... then... then I followed my own tutorial from ages ago, getting avrdude, adding myself to the dialout group, then set up some rules for the USBtiny and USBasp so I can upload bootloaders over ICSP. Also had to remember how to set up the IDE for that... setting the Programmer, Board and remembering to Upload Using Programmer... It's so easy to forget. It's ok if Port menu doesn't list it!
