20.04 lts, minicom file not supported

When I download from here:

https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/focal/amd64/minicom/2.7.1-1.1

Ubuntu Software reports Failed to install file: unsupported

Details

Package version: 2.7.1-1.1

Source: minicom 2.7.1-1.1 source package in Ubuntu

Status: Published

Component: universe

Priority: Optional

Downloadable files amd64 build of minicom 2.7.1-1.1 in ubuntu focal PROPOSED produced these files:

minicom_2.7.1-1.1_amd64.deb (233.0 KiB)

Any other way get errors as well. No support for ARM64. it worked on 12.04 LTS.

Solution 1:

You have to install the Minicom application using package from official repositories using commands below:

sudo apt-add-repository universe
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install minicom

The arm64 is supported, you can find its minicom_2.7.1-1.1_arm64.deb file in http://ports.ubuntu.com/pool/universe/m/minicom/ .