Information

• the installer is officialy supporting the following Linux distribution: Ubuntu, Fedora (tested on Ubuntu 22.04 and Fedora 39)
• ⚠ if you wish to install VSCode EPuck2 on another distribution than Ubuntu, you might need to change some portions of the install script:
  • In case your distro uses another package manager (ex: pacman)
    • make sure to change the apt-get install to pacman -S
    • check for package availability
  • if the command useradd $USER dialout is not available, search for equivalence
    • ex (Archlinux): sudo usermod -aG uucp $USER

👉 Launching the installer

1. download the .zip of the setup program: https://github.com/EPFL-MICRO-315/Create_VSCode_e-puck2/archive/refs/tags/RefTag.zip

2. extract the Create_VSCode_e-puck2-RefTag.zip

3. launch a terminal under Create_VSCode_e-puck2-RefTag

4. run the command ./linux.sh install

   • ⚠ the terminal might prompt for the user password
   • ⚠ it might take a while before the graphical installer is launched

👉 Graphical Installer

1. set the install path and workplace path

   • ⚠ no spaces are allowed in the paths
   • by default, the install path is under /Users/username/.local/bin/
   • by default, the workplace path is under /Users/username/Documents/

2. change advanced installer settings

   • ⚠ ADVANCED user only
   • ⚠ do not change unless you know what you are doing

3. proceed with the installation

4. wait for the installation to complete (we suggest you to grab a cup of coffee ☕ / maté 🧉)

   • ⚠ Look for any error (warnings can be ignored)

5. Congratulations ! The IDE VSCode EPuck2 has been successfully installed 🥇, you can exit the installer

💡 Further readings

• IDE - Tools