How To Install freerouting on CentOS 7

In this tutorial we learn how to install freerouting on CentOS 7. freerouting is Circuit Board Routing Tool

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install freerouting on CentOS 7.

What is freerouting

Java Based Printed Circuit Board Routing Software from FreeRouting.net written by Alfons Wirtz. This software can be used together with all host PCB design software systems containing a standard Specctra or Electra DSN interface. It imports .dsn-files generated by the Specctra interface of the host system and exports Specctra session files.

We can use yum or dnf to install freerouting on CentOS 7. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install freerouting.

Install freerouting on CentOS 7 Using yum

Update yum database with yum using the following command.

sudo yum makecache

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

sudo yum -y install freerouting

Install freerouting on CentOS 7 Using dnf

If you don’t have dnf installed you can install DNF on CentOS 7 first. Update yum database with dnf using the following command.

sudo dnf makecache

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

sudo dnf -y install freerouting

How To Uninstall freerouting on CentOS 7

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

sudo dnf remove freerouting

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install freerouting on CentOS 7 using yum and dnf.