arduino-esp32/docs/arduino-ide/debian_ubuntu.md

Installation instructions for Debian / Ubuntu OS

• Install latest Arduino IDE from arduino.cc

• Open Terminal and execute the following command (copy->paste and hit enter):

  sudo usermod -a -G dialout $USER && \
  sudo apt-get install git && \
  wget https://bootstrap.pypa.io/get-pip.py && \
  sudo python get-pip.py && \
  sudo pip install pyserial && \
  mkdir -p ~/Arduino/hardware/espressif && \
  cd ~/Arduino/hardware/espressif && \
  git clone https://github.com/espressif/arduino-esp32.git esp32 && \
  cd esp32 && \
  git submodule update --init --recursive && \
  cd tools && \
  python3 get.py
  

• Restart Arduino IDE

• If you have Arduino installed to ~/, modify the installation as follows, beginning at mkdir -p ~/Arduino/hardware:

  cd ~/Arduino/hardware
  mkdir -p espressif && \
  cd espressif && \
  git clone https://github.com/espressif/arduino-esp32.git esp32 && \
  cd esp32 && \
  git submodule update --init --recursive && \
  cd tools && \
  python3 get.py