How To Install kicad-packages3d on Debian 12
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install kicad-packages3d on Debian 12.
What is kicad-packages3d
kicad-packages3d is:
Pcbnew is a powerful printed circuit board software and part of the KiCad suite. Like Pcbnew the Footprint Editor is also part of KiCad. The 3D models are provided as *.step and *.wrl files and intended to be rendered by the Pcbnew and Footprint 3D viewer or other MCAD software.
The STEP files (.step) are used for integration with MCAD software packages (e.g. by openscad or freecad). The WRL files (.wrl) are used for photo-realistic rendering using KiCad’s raytracing rendering engine.
The 3D models of this package are completely optional and not really needed for developing of any PCB layout but they give the user a impressive possibility to see how the PCB or the Footprint would look like.
This package is providing 3D Models for Pcbnew and the footprint editor usable for KiCad >= 5.99.0.
Please note this package will use about 5.7GB of disk space! Ensure you have enough free space on your PC or Laptop before you install the package.
There are three methods to install kicad-packages3d on Debian 12. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install kicad-packages3d Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install kicad-packages3d using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install kicad-packages3d
Install kicad-packages3d Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install kicad-packages3d using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install kicad-packages3d
Install kicad-packages3d 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 Debian. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.
sudo aptitude update
After updating apt database, We can install kicad-packages3d using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install kicad-packages3d
How To Uninstall kicad-packages3d on Debian 12
To uninstall only the kicad-packages3d package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove kicad-packages3d
Uninstall kicad-packages3d And Its Dependencies
To uninstall kicad-packages3d and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove kicad-packages3d
Remove kicad-packages3d Configurations and Data
To remove kicad-packages3d configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge kicad-packages3d
Remove kicad-packages3d configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove kicad-packages3d configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge kicad-packages3d
Dependencies
kicad-packages3d have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install kicad-packages3d package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
