How To Install geda-gattrib on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install geda-gattrib on Debian 9. geda-gattrib is GPL EDA – Electronics design software (attribute editor)

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install geda-gattrib on Debian 9.

What is geda-gattrib

geda-gattrib is:

The gEDA project has produced and continues working on a full GPL’d suite and toolkit of Electronic Design Automation tools. These tools are used for electrical circuit design, schematic capture, simulation, prototyping, and production. Currently, the gEDA project offers a mature suite of free software applications for electronics design, including schematic capture, attribute management, bill of materials (BOM) generation, netlisting into over 20 netlist formats, analog and digital simulation, and printed circuit board (PCB) layout.

This package contains gattrib, the attribute editor.

There are three methods to install geda-gattrib on Debian 9. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install geda-gattrib Using apt-get

Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install geda-gattrib using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install geda-gattrib

Install geda-gattrib Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install geda-gattrib using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install geda-gattrib

Install geda-gattrib Using aptitude

If you want to follow this method, you might need to install aptitude first since aptitude is usually not installed by default on Debian. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.

sudo aptitude update

After updating apt database, We can install geda-gattrib using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install geda-gattrib

How To Uninstall geda-gattrib on Debian 9

To uninstall only the geda-gattrib package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove geda-gattrib

Uninstall geda-gattrib And Its Dependencies

To uninstall geda-gattrib and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove geda-gattrib

Remove geda-gattrib Configurations and Data

To remove geda-gattrib configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge geda-gattrib

Remove geda-gattrib configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove geda-gattrib configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge geda-gattrib

Dependencies

geda-gattrib have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install geda-gattrib package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.