How to install STM32CubeProgrammer in Linux
I installed STM32CubeProgrammer in Ubuntu 18.04.3 LTS with the intention of solving an error that I get when attempting to flash micro controllers in my STM32WB55 Nucleo Pack, but STM32CubeProgrammer doesn’t launch upon installation. Nothing happens when I click on the icon in the launcher and I didn’t find any executable files for launching the program. How can I proceed?
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The instructions in section 1.2.1 of the STM32CubeProgrammer software description worked for me.
sudo apt install openjdk-8-jre-headless I set selected java-8 as my default run time engine
sudo update-alternatives --config java and installed the following packages
sudo apt purge openjfx sudo apt install openjfx=8u161-b12-1ubuntu2 libopenjfx-jni=8u161-b12-1ubuntu2 libopenjfx-java=8u161-b12-1ubuntu2 sudo apt-mark hold openjfx libopenjfx-jni libopenjfx-java Then I installed the STM32CubeProgrammer as I had done earlier
sudo ./SetupSTM32CubeProgrammer-2.2.1.linux The last page of the installation procedure mentioned the path to the program files. The following path now leads to the program files on my system
/usr/local/STMicroelectronics/STM32Cube/STM32CubeProgrammer/ The program can be launched using
sudo /usr/local/STMicroelectronics/STM32Cube/STM32CubeProgrammer/bin/./STM32CubeProgrammer @muyustan Unfortunately, not yet. I did manage to get the programmer working with Windows 10, but it’s not an ideal solution. I think that STMicro needs to update their software to use a closer to current version of the libraries.
@DanielGlasser ok, I made it, let me share how I did it in Ubuntu 20.04. ———- I have followed the link below and installed java from Oracle. Then it worked when I changed the default java version. fosstechnix.com/install-oracle-java-8-on-ubuntu
The other solutions mentioned here did not work for me on Ubuntu20.04.
According to a user on the ST forum (source), the JDK8 compatible version of openjfx is not available for Focal Fossa.
This StackOverflow question describes a simple and effective solution.
To get around this issue you can install an OpenJDK version that includes JavaFX.
I installed Liberica (making sure to select the full JDK) Running
sudo dpkg -i /path/to/bellsoft-jdk8u275+1-linux-amd64-full.deb This installs the JDK and updates alternatives. (no need to run sudo update-alternatives —config java )
For me this was all I needed to do to get CubeProgrammer working
I’ve got this working on Ubuntu 20.04 + openjdk 11.0.10
If you run STM32CubeProgrammer from cli you’ll get a clue to the problem
./STM32CubeProgrammer Error: Could not find or load main class com.st.app.Main Caused by: java.lang.NoClassDefFoundError: javafx/application/Application So, annoyingly javafx is no longer packaged with java 9+
So the fix is to either find an older java or:
- Download javafx and unpack to a folder
- Update STM32CubeProgrammer script vi $(which STM32CubeProgrammer)
#!/bin/bash DIR="$( cd "$( dirname "$" )" && pwd )" export LD_LIBRARY_PATH=$DIR/../lib:$LD_LIBRARY_PATH export PATH_TO_FX=/home/williao/tools/javafx-sdk-11.0.2/lib java --module-path $PATH_TO_FX:$PATH_TO_FX/lib --add-modules javafx.controls,javafx.fxml,javafx.web -jar $DIR/STM32CubeProgrammerLauncher Don’t forget to change PATH_TO_FX.