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 6. Select which battery type you will use, along with other optional settings. This is done in the `USER_SETTINGS.h` file.
 7. Press `Verify` and `Upload` to send the sketch to the board.
 NOTE: In some cases, the LilyGo must be powered through the main power connector instead of USB-C
-      when performing the initial firsmware upload.
+      when performing the initial firmware upload.
 NOTE: On Mac, the following USB driver may need to be installed: https://github.com/WCHSoftGroup/ch34xser_macos
 
 This video explains all the above mentioned steps:
-https://youtu.be/_mH2AjnAjDk
+<https://youtu.be/_mH2AjnAjDk>
+
+
+### Linux Development Environment Setup
+In addition to the steps above, ESP32 requires a dependency for a Python module, pyserial install using the cli.
+
+```python3 -m pip install pyserial```
+
+If you're using Ubuntu , use apt to manage the dependencies of arduino:
+
+Arduino install: ```sudo apt install arduino```\
+pyserial install: ```sudo apt install python3-serial```
 
 ## Dependencies 📖
 This code uses the following excellent libraries: