How To Install xcircuit on Fedora 34

xcircuit is Electronic circuit schematic drawing program

Introduction

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

What is xcircuit

Xcircuit is a general-purpose drawing program and also a specific-purpose CAD program for circuit schematic drawing and schematic capture.

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

Install xcircuit 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 xcircuit using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install xcircuit

Install xcircuit 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 xcircuit using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install xcircuit

How To Uninstall xcircuit on Fedora 34

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

sudo dnf remove xcircuit

xcircuit Package Contents on Fedora 34

/usr/bin/xcircuit
/usr/lib/.build-id
/usr/lib/.build-id/8f
/usr/lib/.build-id/8f/bf67412c690a6e102787a0f41bc85bf0ca72c1
/usr/lib/.build-id/ba
/usr/lib/.build-id/ba/c9564087e0a999961499631c05edb131041742
/usr/lib/.build-id/ee
/usr/lib/.build-id/ee/d82c304365040d6cf2a440b4ceaa437072b330
/usr/lib64/xcircuit-3.10
/usr/lib64/xcircuit-3.10/analog.lps
/usr/lib64/xcircuit-3.10/analoglib2.lps
/usr/lib64/xcircuit-3.10/analoglib3.lps
/usr/lib64/xcircuit-3.10/app-defaults
/usr/lib64/xcircuit-3.10/app-defaults/XCircuit
/usr/lib64/xcircuit-3.10/asg_spice.lps
/usr/lib64/xcircuit-3.10/avlsi.lps
/usr/lib64/xcircuit-3.10/boot_xcircuit.tcl
/usr/lib64/xcircuit-3.10/bparams.tcl
/usr/lib64/xcircuit-3.10/console.tcl
/usr/lib64/xcircuit-3.10/cyrillic.enc
/usr/lib64/xcircuit-3.10/digital.lps
/usr/lib64/xcircuit-3.10/digitallib.lps
/usr/lib64/xcircuit-3.10/digitaltcl.lps
/usr/lib64/xcircuit-3.10/edif.tcl
/usr/lib64/xcircuit-3.10/files.tcl
/usr/lib64/xcircuit-3.10/fonts
/usr/lib64/xcircuit-3.10/fonts/courier.lps
/usr/lib64/xcircuit-3.10/fonts/courier.xfe
/usr/lib64/xcircuit-3.10/fonts/courier_cyrillic.xfe
/usr/lib64/xcircuit-3.10/fonts/courieriso.xfe
/usr/lib64/xcircuit-3.10/fonts/courieriso2.lps
/usr/lib64/xcircuit-3.10/fonts/courieriso2.xfe
/usr/lib64/xcircuit-3.10/fonts/courieriso5.lps
/usr/lib64/xcircuit-3.10/fonts/courieriso5.xfe
/usr/lib64/xcircuit-3.10/fonts/helvetica.lps
/usr/lib64/xcircuit-3.10/fonts/helvetica.xfe
/usr/lib64/xcircuit-3.10/fonts/helvetica_cyrillic.xfe
/usr/lib64/xcircuit-3.10/fonts/helveticaiso.xfe
/usr/lib64/xcircuit-3.10/fonts/helveticaiso2.lps
/usr/lib64/xcircuit-3.10/fonts/helveticaiso2.xfe
/usr/lib64/xcircuit-3.10/fonts/helveticaiso5.lps
/usr/lib64/xcircuit-3.10/fonts/helveticaiso5.xfe
/usr/lib64/xcircuit-3.10/fonts/myfont.lps
/usr/lib64/xcircuit-3.10/fonts/myfont.xfe
/usr/lib64/xcircuit-3.10/fonts/symbol.lps
/usr/lib64/xcircuit-3.10/fonts/symbol.xfe
/usr/lib64/xcircuit-3.10/fonts/times_roman.lps
/usr/lib64/xcircuit-3.10/fonts/times_roman.xfe
/usr/lib64/xcircuit-3.10/fonts/times_roman_cyrillic.xfe
/usr/lib64/xcircuit-3.10/fonts/times_romaniso.xfe
/usr/lib64/xcircuit-3.10/fonts/times_romaniso2.lps
/usr/lib64/xcircuit-3.10/fonts/times_romaniso2.xfe
/usr/lib64/xcircuit-3.10/fonts/times_romaniso5.lps
/usr/lib64/xcircuit-3.10/fonts/times_romaniso5.xfe
/usr/lib64/xcircuit-3.10/generic.lps
/usr/lib64/xcircuit-3.10/ic_templates.lps
/usr/lib64/xcircuit-3.10/isolatin2.enc
/usr/lib64/xcircuit-3.10/isolatin5.enc
/usr/lib64/xcircuit-3.10/lgf.lps
/usr/lib64/xcircuit-3.10/library.tcl
/usr/lib64/xcircuit-3.10/man
/usr/lib64/xcircuit-3.10/man/xcircuit.1
/usr/lib64/xcircuit-3.10/matgen.tcl
/usr/lib64/xcircuit-3.10/mousehint.tcl
/usr/lib64/xcircuit-3.10/musiclib.lps
/usr/lib64/xcircuit-3.10/ngspice.tcl
/usr/lib64/xcircuit-3.10/panzoom.tcl
/usr/lib64/xcircuit-3.10/pcb.lps
/usr/lib64/xcircuit-3.10/pcb_layout.lps
/usr/lib64/xcircuit-3.10/pcbout.tcl
/usr/lib64/xcircuit-3.10/pixmaps
/usr/lib64/xcircuit-3.10/pixmaps/a.gif
/usr/lib64/xcircuit-3.10/pixmaps/b.gif
/usr/lib64/xcircuit-3.10/pixmaps/bd.gif
/usr/lib64/xcircuit-3.10/pixmaps/ccw.gif
/usr/lib64/xcircuit-3.10/pixmaps/co.gif
/usr/lib64/xcircuit-3.10/pixmaps/cp.gif
/usr/lib64/xcircuit-3.10/pixmaps/cw.gif
/usr/lib64/xcircuit-3.10/pixmaps/d2.gif
/usr/lib64/xcircuit-3.10/pixmaps/e.gif
/usr/lib64/xcircuit-3.10/pixmaps/fi.gif
/usr/lib64/xcircuit-3.10/pixmaps/fx.gif
/usr/lib64/xcircuit-3.10/pixmaps/fy.gif
/usr/lib64/xcircuit-3.10/pixmaps/i.gif
/usr/lib64/xcircuit-3.10/pixmaps/li.gif
/usr/lib64/xcircuit-3.10/pixmaps/mk.gif
/usr/lib64/xcircuit-3.10/pixmaps/mv.gif
/usr/lib64/xcircuit-3.10/pixmaps/pa.gif
/usr/lib64/xcircuit-3.10/pixmaps/pl.gif
/usr/lib64/xcircuit-3.10/pixmaps/pm.gif
/usr/lib64/xcircuit-3.10/pixmaps/pn.gif
/usr/lib64/xcircuit-3.10/pixmaps/po2.gif
/usr/lib64/xcircuit-3.10/pixmaps/pu2.gif
/usr/lib64/xcircuit-3.10/pixmaps/pz.gif
/usr/lib64/xcircuit-3.10/pixmaps/q.gif
/usr/lib64/xcircuit-3.10/pixmaps/r.gif
/usr/lib64/xcircuit-3.10/pixmaps/s.gif
/usr/lib64/xcircuit-3.10/pixmaps/solid.xbm
/usr/lib64/xcircuit-3.10/pixmaps/stip12.xbm
/usr/lib64/xcircuit-3.10/pixmaps/stip25.xbm
/usr/lib64/xcircuit-3.10/pixmaps/stip38.xbm
/usr/lib64/xcircuit-3.10/pixmaps/stip50.xbm
/usr/lib64/xcircuit-3.10/pixmaps/stip62.xbm
/usr/lib64/xcircuit-3.10/pixmaps/stip75.xbm
/usr/lib64/xcircuit-3.10/pixmaps/stip88.xbm
/usr/lib64/xcircuit-3.10/pixmaps/t.gif
/usr/lib64/xcircuit-3.10/pixmaps/tg.gif
/usr/lib64/xcircuit-3.10/pixmaps/ti.gif
/usr/lib64/xcircuit-3.10/pixmaps/tp.gif
/usr/lib64/xcircuit-3.10/pixmaps/uj.gif
/usr/lib64/xcircuit-3.10/pixmaps/w.gif
/usr/lib64/xcircuit-3.10/pixmaps/xcircuit.gif
/usr/lib64/xcircuit-3.10/pixmaps/xcircuit.ico
/usr/lib64/xcircuit-3.10/pixmaps/yp.gif
/usr/lib64/xcircuit-3.10/pixmaps/z4.gif
/usr/lib64/xcircuit-3.10/pixmaps/z5.gif
/usr/lib64/xcircuit-3.10/pkgIndex.tcl
/usr/lib64/xcircuit-3.10/quadparts.lps
/usr/lib64/xcircuit-3.10/resource.tcl
/usr/lib64/xcircuit-3.10/selection.tcl
/usr/lib64/xcircuit-3.10/series74xx.lps
/usr/lib64/xcircuit-3.10/signal.lps
/usr/lib64/xcircuit-3.10/sinusoid.tcl
/usr/lib64/xcircuit-3.10/standard_cells.cir
/usr/lib64/xcircuit-3.10/standard_cells_3V.cir
/usr/lib64/xcircuit-3.10/sue.lps
/usr/lib64/xcircuit-3.10/sue_xc.tcl
/usr/lib64/xcircuit-3.10/symbol.tcl
/usr/lib64/xcircuit-3.10/synopsys.tcl
/usr/lib64/xcircuit-3.10/text.tcl
/usr/lib64/xcircuit-3.10/tkcon.tcl
/usr/lib64/xcircuit-3.10/wrapper.tcl
/usr/lib64/xcircuit-3.10/xchelp.tcl
/usr/lib64/xcircuit-3.10/xcircdnull
/usr/lib64/xcircuit-3.10/xcircexec
/usr/lib64/xcircuit-3.10/xcircps2.pro
/usr/lib64/xcircuit-3.10/xcircuit.so
/usr/lib64/xcircuit-3.10/xcircuit.tcl
/usr/lib64/xcircuit-3.10/xcstartup.tcl
/usr/lib64/xcircuit-3.10/xspice.lps
/usr/share/applications/xcircuit.desktop
/usr/share/doc/xcircuit
/usr/share/doc/xcircuit/CHANGES
/usr/share/doc/xcircuit/README
/usr/share/doc/xcircuit/README.CharEncoding
/usr/share/doc/xcircuit/README.Tcl
/usr/share/doc/xcircuit/README.ngspice
/usr/share/doc/xcircuit/README.notes
/usr/share/doc/xcircuit/TODO
/usr/share/doc/xcircuit/examples
/usr/share/doc/xcircuit/examples/.xcircuitrc
/usr/share/doc/xcircuit/examples/.xcircuitrc.py
/usr/share/doc/xcircuit/examples/FlareLED.ps
/usr/share/doc/xcircuit/examples/USAflag.ps
/usr/share/doc/xcircuit/examples/analog1.ps
/usr/share/doc/xcircuit/examples/analog2.ps
/usr/share/doc/xcircuit/examples/analoglib1.lps
/usr/share/doc/xcircuit/examples/border.ps
/usr/share/doc/xcircuit/examples/buses.ps
/usr/share/doc/xcircuit/examples/diffamp_test.ps
/usr/share/doc/xcircuit/examples/diffamp_test2.ps
/usr/share/doc/xcircuit/examples/diffamp_test3.ps
/usr/share/doc/xcircuit/examples/envelope.ps
/usr/share/doc/xcircuit/examples/fourttest.ps
/usr/share/doc/xcircuit/examples/logic.sim
/usr/share/doc/xcircuit/examples/logic8.ps
/usr/share/doc/xcircuit/examples/panzoom.py
/usr/share/doc/xcircuit/examples/prelude.ps
/usr/share/doc/xcircuit/examples/systemd1.lgf
/usr/share/doc/xcircuit/examples/test.py
/usr/share/doc/xcircuit/examples/threestage.ps
/usr/share/doc/xcircuit/examples/vcoblock.ps
/usr/share/doc/xcircuit/examples/xc_remote.sh
/usr/share/doc/xcircuit/examples/xcclock.ps
/usr/share/icons/hicolor/32x32/apps/xcircuit.png
/usr/share/licenses/xcircuit
/usr/share/licenses/xcircuit/COPYRIGHT
/usr/share/man/man1/xcircuit.1.gz

References

Summary

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