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= Getting Started =
= Getting Started =
You can install VSCode directly from the Software Manager... If you don't have an aversion to flatpack. Or...
You can install VSCode directly from the Software Manager... If you don't have an aversion to flatpack. Or...
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#Install PlatformIO IDE.
#Install PlatformIO IDE.
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=Using GitHub=
Make sure you actually have git installed... :P
*<code>sudo apt install git</code>
You'll need to set your user name & email for git...
Open a terminal and do:
*<code>git config --global user.name YOURUSERNAME</code>
*<code>git config --global user.email YOUR@EMAIL.ADDRRESS</code>

Revision as of 15:10, 6 May 2023

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Getting Started

You can install VSCode directly from the Software Manager... If you don't have an aversion to flatpack. Or...

Download VSCode

  • wget https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=760868
  • mv index.html\?LinkID\=760868 vsc.deb

Install VSCode

  • sudo apt install ./vsc.deb

Install PlatformIO

Gonna fail hard if you don't first improve the python install...

  • sudo apt-get install python3-distutils

Their instruction page...

  1. Open VSCode Package Manager
  2. Search for the official platformio ide extension
  3. Install PlatformIO IDE.

Using GitHub

Make sure you actually have git installed... :P

  • sudo apt install git

You'll need to set your user name & email for git...

Open a terminal and do:

  • git config --global user.name YOURUSERNAME
  • git config --global user.email YOUR@EMAIL.ADDRRESS