Downloading and installing the new Arduino IDE for ESP8266

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By kooth
#26822 Hi everyone: This is my first post here, and I hope I didn't miss anything that would have helped me with my problem.

I am trying to install the ESP8266 Board Package into the Ardurino IDE (version 1.6.5).

After setting the "Additional Boards" URL in the Preferences Dialog Box to "http://arduino.esp8266.com/stable/package_esp8266com_index.json", I then click on Tools->Boards Manager, then I click on the "Type" drop-down box and select "Contributed".

Then I click on the "Install" button and the install hangs.

Does anybody have any debugging clues, or tips, or any help at all?

I thank you for reading.

Sincerely,

Keith E. Cooper
Tampa, FL