How to install Arduino software on Ubuntu 10.04 LTS

How to install Arduino software on Ubuntu 10.04 LTS

The following steps are taken from the site, 
http://boreassolus.wordpress.com/2012/04/10/how-to-install-arduino-software-on-ubuntu-10-04-lts/

These are the steps I’ve followed to install the Arduino IDE and other required software packages on my Ubuntu 10.04 LTS laptop:

Remove the brltty and brltty-x11 packages since it is reported that they interfere with serial communication with Arduino boards. You can either use the Synaptic Package Manager or do it in a terminal window by typing:
sudo apt-get remove brltty

sudo apt-get remove brltty-x11

Install gcc-avr, avr-libc, and avrdude packages. These are needed for programing Atmel AVR microcontrollers and uploading the compiled programs to Arduino boards. You can either use the Synaptic Package Manager or do it in a terminal window by typing:
sudo apt-get  install gcc-avr avr-lib avrdude

sudo apt-get install avrdude-doc   (this is optional)

Install a Java Runtime. You can either use the Synaptic Package Manager or do it in a terminal window by typing:
sudo apt-get install openjdk-6-jre   (to install OpenJDK runtime)

sudo apt-get install sun-java6-jre    (or, to install Sun Java runtime)

Add yourself to the group “dialout” in order to have write-permissions on the serial port. In a terminal window, type:
sudo adduser username dialout

where username is your login name. Alternatively, you can use the Users and Groups GUI in System > Administration menu.

Download and extract the latest release of Arduino software for Linux.
Run the Arduino software by typing
./arduino

inside the directory where you’ve extracted the Arduino software.