How To Install kicad-common on Debian 10
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install kicad-common on Debian 10.
What is kicad-common
kicad-common is:
All the typical used an needed libraries like the schematic symbols, footprints and templates are now provided by the metapackage ‘kicad-libraries’ which will be pulled from this transitional package.
3D models are moved over to package kicad-packages3d which is currently only suggested due the installation size.
This is a transitional package. It can be safely removed.
There are three methods to install kicad-common on Debian 10. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install kicad-common Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install kicad-common using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install kicad-common
Install kicad-common Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install kicad-common using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install kicad-common
Install kicad-common 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 kicad-common using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install kicad-common
How To Uninstall kicad-common on Debian 10
To uninstall only the kicad-common package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove kicad-common
Uninstall kicad-common And Its Dependencies
To uninstall kicad-common and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 10, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove kicad-common
Remove kicad-common Configurations and Data
To remove kicad-common configuration and data from Debian 10 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge kicad-common
Remove kicad-common configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove kicad-common configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge kicad-common
Dependencies
kicad-common have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install kicad-common package on Debian 10 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
