How To Install pcb2gcode on Fedora 34

pcb2gcode is Command-line software for the isolation, routing and drilling of PCBs

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install pcb2gcode on Fedora 34.

What is pcb2gcode

pcb2gcode is a command-line software for the isolation, routing and drilling of PCBs. It takes Gerber files as input and it outputs gcode files, suitable for the milling of PCBs. It also includes an Autoleveller, useful for the automatic dynamic calibration of the milling depth.

We can use yum or dnf to install pcb2gcode on Fedora 34. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install pcb2gcode.

Install pcb2gcode on Fedora 34 Using dnf

Update yum database with dnf using the following command.

sudo dnf makecache --refresh

The output should look something like this:

Fedora 34 - x86_64                               20 kB/s | 6.6 kB     00:00
Fedora 34 openh264 (From Cisco) - x86_64        1.4 kB/s | 989  B     00:00
Fedora Modular 34 - x86_64                       68 kB/s | 6.5 kB     00:00
Fedora 34 - x86_64 - Updates                    3.5 kB/s | 6.2 kB     00:01
Fedora Modular 34 - x86_64 - Updates             17 kB/s | 5.9 kB     00:00
Metadata cache created.

After updating yum database, We can install pcb2gcode using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install pcb2gcode

Install pcb2gcode on Fedora 34 Using yum

Update yum database with yum using the following command.

sudo yum makecache --refresh

The output should look something like this:

Fedora 34 - x86_64                               20 kB/s | 6.6 kB     00:00
Fedora 34 openh264 (From Cisco) - x86_64        1.4 kB/s | 989  B     00:00
Fedora Modular 34 - x86_64                       68 kB/s | 6.5 kB     00:00
Fedora 34 - x86_64 - Updates                    3.5 kB/s | 6.2 kB     00:01
Fedora Modular 34 - x86_64 - Updates             17 kB/s | 5.9 kB     00:00
Metadata cache created.

After updating yum database, We can install pcb2gcode using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install pcb2gcode

How To Uninstall pcb2gcode on Fedora 34

To uninstall only the pcb2gcode package we can use the following command:

sudo dnf remove pcb2gcode

pcb2gcode Package Contents on Fedora 34

/usr/bin/pcb2gcode
/usr/lib/.build-id
/usr/lib/.build-id/24
/usr/lib/.build-id/24/af53faaffc3d8597abbddae6af9d5c788f0642
/usr/share/doc/pcb2gcode
/usr/share/doc/pcb2gcode/AUTHORS
/usr/share/doc/pcb2gcode/README.md
/usr/share/licenses/pcb2gcode
/usr/share/licenses/pcb2gcode/COPYING
/usr/share/man/man1/pcb2gcode.1.gz

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install pcb2gcode on Fedora 34 using yum and dnf.