How To Install gerbv on Kali Linux

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install gerbv on Kali Linux.

What is gerbv

gerbv is:

gerbv is a utility for viewing Gerber RS-274X files, Excellon drill files, and CSV files for pick-and-place files. Gerber files are used for communicating printed circuit board (PCB) designs to PCB manufacturers.

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

Install gerbv Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install gerbv

Install gerbv Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install gerbv using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install gerbv

Install gerbv Using aptitude

If you want to follow this method, you might need to install aptitude on Kali Linux first since aptitude is usually not installed by default on Kali Linux. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.

sudo aptitude update

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

sudo aptitude -y install gerbv

How To Uninstall gerbv on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove gerbv

Uninstall gerbv And Its Dependencies

To uninstall gerbv and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove gerbv

Remove gerbv Configurations and Data

To remove gerbv configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge gerbv

Remove gerbv configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge gerbv

Dependencies

gerbv have the following dependencies:

• dconf-gsettings-backend
• libc6
• libcairo2
• libgdk-pixbuf2.0-0
• libglib2.0-0
• libgtk2.0-0

References

• gerbv website

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install gerbv package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.