The project, called arduino-cli, is the first time that the official toolchain has departed from the Java-based editor known as the Arduino IDE ... can do things like install and manage libraries.

Getting it installed is as easy as adding the URL to the Arduino IDE’s Boards Manager interface, though as the video below shows, running it on Linux does require an extra step or two.

Armed with multiple libraries, samples, and tools, the Arduino IDE is the platform of choice for most Arduino owners. Since ...