How To Install gerbv on CentOS 7
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install gerbv
on CentOS 7.
What is gerbv
Gerber Viewer (gerbv) is a viewer for Gerber files. Gerber files are generated from PCB CAD system and sent to PCB manufacturers as basis for the manufacturing process. The standard supported by gerbv is RS-274X. gerbv also supports drill files. The format supported are known under names as NC-drill or Excellon. The format is a bit undefined and different EDA-vendors implement it different. gerbv is listed among Fedora Electronic Lab (FEL) packages.
We can use yum
or dnf
to install gerbv
on CentOS 7. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install gerbv.
Install gerbv on CentOS 7 Using yum
Update yum database with yum
using the following command.
After updating yum database, We can install gerbv
using yum
by running the following command:
Install gerbv 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.
After updating yum database, We can install gerbv
using dnf
by running the following command:
How To Uninstall gerbv on CentOS 7
To uninstall only the gerbv
package we can use the following command:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install gerbv
on CentOS 7 using yum
and dnf
.