I am now using Gitbook and netlify to host the new po-util documentation!

I have also created the https://master.po-util.com branch subdomain on netlify which allows me to host the EXACT same files as in the master branch of the po-util repository on Github.

With this new branch subdomain I can provide cooler, shorter, and secure download links, like the new install script, which is available at https://master.po-util.com/install.

To install po-util on macOS or Linux you can now run the following to use the install script to automatically download the correct po-util version for your operating system:

$ bash <(curl -sL https://master.po-util.com/install)

I've also been making many improvements recently and I would recommend joining the po-util community on gitter to directly engage in discussing the development of po-util.

Release 2.0!

ENHANCEMENTS:

• Added cool ascii art logo
• Updated to Nodejs v6.x
• Updated to gcc-arm-embedded v4.9
• Build and flash can now take a third argument to compile a specific firmware directory
• Improved update command
• General bug fixes

Info:

Po-util is a handy script for installing and using the Particle Toolchain on Ubuntu-based distros and OSX. It downloads and installs: dfu-util, nodejs, gcc-arm-embedded, particle-cli, and the Particle Firmware source code. Information about po-util can be found on my website. https://po-util.com

Manual Install / Update

If you already have po-util installed, run po update and po install to update and re-install.

You can get a copy of po-util at the Github repository. The easiest way is to download po-util.sh from this link and run:

./po-util.sh install

To setup po-util and install dependencies.

Alternatively, you can clone po-util with git:

git clone https://github.com/nrobinson2000/po-util
cd po-util
./po-util.sh install

When installing po-util, an alias is added to your .bashrc that allows you to run po from anywhere to use po-util.

Quick Install / Update

curl po-util.com/download | bash

Copy and paste this into your terminal.

Note: We download everything from well known locations and Github. While we believe this is a reasonable method as a quick start, it's always a good idea to know what is going on under the hood.

Release 1.4!

ENHANCEMENTS:

• Added po serial command for monitoring device
• Cleaned up code and removed redundancies
• Created promotional poster

Info:

Po-util is a handy script for installing and using the Particle Toolchain on Ubuntu-based distros and OSX. It downloads and installs: dfu-util, nodejs, gcc-arm-embedded, particle-cli, and the Particle Firmware source code. Information about po-util can be found on my website. https://po-util.com

How to Install:

Quick method:

Run the command below in terminal to download and run the po-util installer script from GitHub and install po-util on your computer with the default options.

curl po-util.com/download | bash

Alternative method:

• Download the po-util.sh binary yourself. Move it to your home folder.
• Make it executable with chmod +x po-util.sh.
• Add an alias to it in your .bashrc, alias po="~/po-util.sh"

Release 1.3!

ENHANCEMENTS:

#4 Created a better logo #6 Purchased po-util.com domain

Info:

Po-util is a handy script for installing and using the Particle Toolchain on Ubuntu-based distros and OSX. It downloads and installs: dfu-util, nodejs, gcc-arm-embedded, particle-cli, and the Particle Firmware source code. Information about po-util can be found on my website. https://po-util.com

How to Install:

Quick method:

Run the command below in terminal to download and run the po-util installer script from GitHub and install po-util on your computer with the default options.

curl -fsSL po-util.com/download | bash

Alternative method:

• Download the po-util.sh binary yourself. Move it to your home folder.
• Make it executable with chmod +x po-util.sh.
• Add an alias to it in your .bashrc, alias po="~/po-util.sh"

Release 1.2!

Po-util is handy script for installing and using the Particle Toolchain on Ubuntu-based distros and OSX. It downloads and installs: dfu-util, nodejs, gcc-arm-embedded, particle-cli, and the Particle Firmware source code. Information about po-util can be found on my website. https://nrobinson2000.github.io/po-util/

How to Install:

Quick method:

Run the command below in terminal to download and run the po-util installer script from GitHub and install po-util on your computer with the default options.

curl -fsSL po-util.com/download | bash

Alternative method:

• Download the po-util.sh binary yourself. Move it to your home folder.
• Make it executable with chmod +x po-util.sh.
• Add an alias to it in your .bashrc, alias po="~/po-util.sh"

Release 1.0!

Po-util is handy script for installing and using the Particle Toolchain on Ubuntu-based distros and OSX. It downloads and installs: dfu-util, nodejs, gcc-arm-embedded, particle-cli, and the Particle Firmware source code. Information about po-util can be found on my website. https://nrobinson2000.github.io/po-util/

How to Install:

Quick method:

Run the command below in terminal to download and run the po-util installer script from GitHub and install po-util on your computer with the default options.

curl -fsSL bit.ly/install-po-util-stable | bash

Alternative method:

• Download the po-util.sh binary yourself. Move it to your home folder.
• Make it executable with chmod +x po-util.sh.
• Add an alias to it in your .bashrc, alias po="~/po-util.sh"