Getting Started

UNIX

Debian, Ubuntu, Mint, and variants

The following packages will need to be installed before you can compile and run MicroPython:

• build-essential
• libreadline-dev
• git

To install these packages, use the following command:

sudo apt-get install build-essential libreadline-dev git

Then, clone the repository to your local machine:

git clone https://github.com/micropython/micropython.git

Change directory to the Unix build directory:

cd ./micropython/unix

And then make the executable

make

At that point, you will have a functioning micropython executable, which may be launched with the command:

./py

FreeBSD

(Release 9.2 tested)

Ensure that you have git and the GCC packages installed:

[as root] pkg_add -r git gcc gmake

Clone the git repository to your local machine:

git clone https://github.com/micropython/micropython.git

Change directory to the Unix build directory:

cd ./micropython/unix

Edit main.c, replacing "malloc.h" with "stdlib.h", then:

gmake

This will generate the 'py' executable, which may be executed by:

./py

Fedora, CentOS, and Red Hat Enterprise Linux and variants

ArchLinux

Gentoo Linux