How To Install gspiceui on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install gspiceui on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is gspiceui
gspiceui is:
Gspiceui is a graphichal user interface for the two freely available electronic circuit engines: GNU-Cap and Ng-Spice. Current features are:
- Import gschem schematic files using gentlist.
- Load and parse circuit description (net list) files.
- Provides a GUI interface for GNU-Cap OP, DC, AC and Transient analyses and generates appropriate simulator commands based on user input.
- Provides a GUI interface for Ng-Spice DC, AC and Transient analyses and generates appropriate simulator commands based on user input.
- The raw output may be viewed for any processes initiated by gspiceui.
There are three methods to install gspiceui 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 gspiceui Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install gspiceui using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install gspiceui
Install gspiceui Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install gspiceui using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install gspiceui
Install gspiceui 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 gspiceui using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install gspiceui
How To Uninstall gspiceui on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the gspiceui package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove gspiceui
Uninstall gspiceui And Its Dependencies
To uninstall gspiceui and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove gspiceui
Remove gspiceui Configurations and Data
To remove gspiceui configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge gspiceui
Remove gspiceui configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove gspiceui configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge gspiceui
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install gspiceui package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
