It will install the oldest release of Arduino, which is useless when it comes to installing new boards definitions or libraries. We do not recommend using the command line installation. Raspberry Pi users with Raspbian installed should use the Linux ARM download.

We recommend using that version of the Arduino IDE you can download the previous releases here.

As of the writing of this tutorial (updated 12-14-2018), the most recent and stable release of the Arduino IDE is version 1.8.5.

You will be responsible for troubleshooting any driver or Arduino Web IDE issues.

We do NOT recommend using a Chromebook, Netbook, tablet, phone, or the Arduino Web IDE in general.

You will usually run into the the least issues, if any, with these operating systems. If you are not a technical or computer savy individual and you have your choice of computers, I highly recommend using a Windows 7, 10, or 11 computer.We recommend using a computer with a full desktop operating system like Windows 7/10 ( avoid Windows 8 if you can), Mac OSX, and certain flavors Linux (check the Arduino FAQ page for compatibility).

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