How To Install route-rnd on Debian 12
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install route-rnd on Debian 12.
What is route-rnd
route-rnd is:
route-rnd is a generic ’external autorouter’ developed for the ringdove suite. It speaks the tEDAx format (http://www.repo.hu/projects/tedax). A route request tEDAx document is generated by a PCB editor, then route-rnd is called and writes the route result tEDAx which then can be fed back to the PCB editor to create the tracks. This process is demonstrated by ringdove’s pcb-rnd external autorouter feature.
Route-rnd is a modular router that offers different routing algorithms.
There are three methods to install route-rnd on Debian 12. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install route-rnd Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install route-rnd using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install route-rnd
Install route-rnd Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install route-rnd using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install route-rnd
Install route-rnd 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 route-rnd using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install route-rnd
How To Uninstall route-rnd on Debian 12
To uninstall only the route-rnd package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove route-rnd
Uninstall route-rnd And Its Dependencies
To uninstall route-rnd and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove route-rnd
Remove route-rnd Configurations and Data
To remove route-rnd configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge route-rnd
Remove route-rnd configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove route-rnd configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge route-rnd
Dependencies
route-rnd have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install route-rnd package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
