Install 64 bit Arduino IDE on 64 bit Ubuntu for Raspberry Pi

Steps to download and install 64 bit Arduino IDE on 64 bit Ubuntu for Raspberry Pi, tested on Raspberry Pi 4B/4G.

Visit https://www.arduino.cc/,

download the option of Linux ARM 64 bits.

Extract the downloaded file, and run the install script in Terminal:

$ sudo ./install.sh

Remark:

If you fail when upload to board caused by Permission denied by USB port, enter the command in Terminal.

$ sudo usermod -a -G dialout <username>

$ sudo chmod a+rw <port>

where <username> is your user name in Ubuntu, <port> is the attached USB port.

Program Arduino using VSCode/PlatformIO/Ubuntu for Raspberry Pi

With Visual Studio Code/PlatformIO IDE installed on Ubuntu for Raspberry Pi, this video show steps to program Arduino Uno using Visual Studio Code + PlatformIO IDE on 64 bit Ubuntu Desktop for Raspberry Pi, tested on Raspberry Pi 4B/4G).

Remark:

At 6:15 in the video, a+w is mis-entered, it work as expected. Anyway a+rw is suggested.

Install 64 bit Visual Studio Code/PlatformIO IDE on Ubuntu for Raspberry Pi

To install 64 bit Visual Studio Code on Ubuntu Desktop for Raspberry Pi, visit https://code.visualstudio.com/, download Linux .deb of ARM 64 build.

Open Terminal, run the command:

$ sudo apt install ./<file>.deb

After Visual Studio Code installed, you can search and run it in Activities, or enter "code" in Terminal.

Install Extension of PlatformIO IDE to Visual Studio Code:

Click Extension tab, search and install PlatformIO IDE.

Related:
~ Install official Visual Studio Code (ver 1.5) and PlatformIO IDE on Raspberry Pi OS (32 bit), basically the same steps, but 32 bit for current Raspberry Pi OS.

Next:
~ Program Arduino using VSCode/PlatformIO/Ubuntu for Raspberry Pi

Install Thonny on Ubuntu for Raspberry Pi

Thonny is a very great cross-platform Python IDE. 

To install Thonny on Ubuntu Desktop for Raspberry Pi, simple enter the command in Terminal:

$ sudo apt install thonny

After installed, you can enter "thonny" in Terminal, or search "thonny" in Activities.

Check disks on Ubuntu Desktop for Raspberry Pi

Disk Usage Analyzer is a graphical tool to analyze disk usage. It is pre-loaded in Ubuntu Desktop for Raspberry Pi.

Search and run Disk Usage Analyzer in Accessories:

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Test the performance of disk on Ubuntu Desktop for Raspberry Pi using Disks(gnome-disk-utility)

Disks(gnome-disk-utility) is a GNOME utility for dealing with storage devices.

web site: https://wiki.gnome.org/Apps/Disks

To test the performance of disk on Ubuntu Desktop for Raspberry Pi, open Disks from Activities.

This video show how:

reference: Ubuntu 20.10 » Help Ubuntu Desktop Guide » Hardware » Disks & storage »

Check system usage using System Monitor, on Ubuntu for Raspberry Pi

To check system status, system loading and disk usage on Ubuntu for Raspberry, you can use System Monitor.

Search and run "System Monitor" in Activities.

In System Monitor, you can checkProcesses, Resources and File systems.

related:

~ Check about disks on Ubuntu Desktop for Raspberry Pi

Ubuntu Desktop support Raspberry Pi 4 (4GB/8GB) officially.

Announced at 22nd October 2020, Ubuntu Desktop 20.10 (64-bit) now support Raspberry Pi 4 (4GB/8GB).
~ source: Canonical - Ubuntu 20.10 on Raspberry Pi delivers the full Linux desktop and micro clouds

To write SD Card with image of Ubuntu Desktop for Raspberry Pi using Raspberry Pi Imager, select OS of Ubuntu > Ubuntu Desktop

Related:
- Check system usage using System Monitor, on Ubuntu for Raspberry Pi
- Check disks on Ubuntu Desktop for Raspberry Pi
- Install Thonny on Ubuntu for Raspberry Pi
- Run vcgencmd on Ubuntu for Raspberry Pi
- Install Visual Studio Code/PlatformIO IDE on Ubuntu for Raspberry Pi
- Install 64 bit Arduino IDE on 64 bit Ubuntu for Raspberry Pi