How To Install geda-examples on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install geda-examples on Ubuntu 18.04. geda-examples is GPL EDA – Electronics design software (example designs)

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install geda-examples on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is geda-examples

geda-examples is:

The gEDA project has produced and continues working on a full GPL’d suite and toolkit of Electronic Design Automation tools. These tools are used for electrical circuit design, schematic capture, simulation, prototyping, and production. Currently, the gEDA project offers a mature suite of free software applications for electronics design, including schematic capture, attribute management, bill of materials (BOM) generation, netlisting into over 20 netlist formats, analog and digital simulation, and printed circuit board (PCB) layout.

This package contains example designs created with gEDA.

There are three methods to install geda-examples on Ubuntu 18.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install geda-examples Using apt-get

Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install geda-examples using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install geda-examples

Install geda-examples Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install geda-examples using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install geda-examples

Install geda-examples 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 Ubuntu. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.

sudo aptitude update

After updating apt database, We can install geda-examples using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install geda-examples

How To Uninstall geda-examples on Ubuntu 18.04

To uninstall only the geda-examples package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove geda-examples

Uninstall geda-examples And Its Dependencies

To uninstall geda-examples and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove geda-examples

Remove geda-examples Configurations and Data

To remove geda-examples configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge geda-examples

Remove geda-examples configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove geda-examples configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge geda-examples

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install geda-examples package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.