How To Install firmware-microbit-micropython on Debian 12
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install firmware-microbit-micropython on Debian 12.
What is firmware-microbit-micropython
firmware-microbit-micropython is:
This package provides a binary firmware file for the BBC micro:bit small board computer (SBC), containing the MicroPython runtime.
It is suggested that a dedicated flashing tool (e.g. uflash) is used to upload the firmware and Python scripts to the micro:bit device.
The uflash utility (package: python3-uflash) uses the MicroPython runtime provided in this package as the default firmware to flash to the micro:bit.
This package contains the MicroPython runtime for the BBC micro:bit
There are three methods to install firmware-microbit-micropython on Debian 12. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install firmware-microbit-micropython Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install firmware-microbit-micropython using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install firmware-microbit-micropython
Install firmware-microbit-micropython Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install firmware-microbit-micropython using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install firmware-microbit-micropython
Install firmware-microbit-micropython Using aptitude
If you want to follow this method, you might need to install aptitude first since aptitude is usually not installed by default on Debian. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.
sudo aptitude update
After updating apt database, We can install firmware-microbit-micropython using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install firmware-microbit-micropython
How To Uninstall firmware-microbit-micropython on Debian 12
To uninstall only the firmware-microbit-micropython package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove firmware-microbit-micropython
Uninstall firmware-microbit-micropython And Its Dependencies
To uninstall firmware-microbit-micropython and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove firmware-microbit-micropython
Remove firmware-microbit-micropython Configurations and Data
To remove firmware-microbit-micropython configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge firmware-microbit-micropython
Remove firmware-microbit-micropython configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove firmware-microbit-micropython configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge firmware-microbit-micropython
Dependencies
firmware-microbit-micropython have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install firmware-microbit-micropython package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
