Installing on Linux

Missing Python Error

During PlatformIO installation as VS Code Extension on a fresh Ubuntu 22.04 LTS, the installer complains that python is missing – even if it is installed via apt. What PlatformIO actually wants is Python venv:

sudo apt install python3-venv

Failing Firmware Upload

After fresh installation, PlatformIO fails to upload firmware to Arduino SAM boards. According to 99-platformio-udev.rules this happens due to unrecognised Arduino USB device PID and VID. To install udev rules for PlatformIO supported boards/devices, run the following command:

curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/platformio/platformio-core/develop/platformio/assets/system/99-platformio-udev.rules | sudo tee /etc/udev/rules.d/99-platformio-udev.rules