On 2024-08-03 12:30, o1bigtenor via Dng wrote:
> Greetings
>
> Looking at ESP8266 and wanting to program it using micropython (really
> don't want to have to learn C++ (not enough hours in the day as it
> is!!)).
>
> One of the tools I need to be able to use is esptools - - well in the
> debian world you need to run that on either Devaun 3 or 5 - - - its
> just
> not available on devuan 4.
>
> Tried installing all the tools I need using downloads and .deb installs
> but
> then I need to have python3.12 and that's also not part of Devuan4.
>
> Not versed enough to set up a good venv (if that's possible) so that I
> could work in that specific venv and have my cake (and get to eat it
> too
> (grin!).
>
> Suggestions - - - ideas - - - please?
>
> TIA
>

Have you checked to see if it's available in backports?

golinux