How To Install kicad-templates on Kali Linux

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install kicad-templates on Kali Linux.

What is kicad-templates

kicad-templates is:

KiCad is a cross platform and Open Source EDA (Electronics Design Automation) suite which can be used for the creation of electronic schematic diagrams and PCB artwork. KiCad can load project templates where users can base their own projects on. This can save much time while working on own PCBs. This package is providing various templates built by the KiCad Community e.g. for common single-board computers like:

• Raspberry PI
• BeagleBone
• Arduino (Uno R3, Mega R3, Fio, Micro, Mini, Nano, Pro Nano)

But also for other typical use cases like for

• ABS Plastic Hand Held/Instrument Enclosures from Hammond Manufactoring
• Minnowboard MAX or Turbot SBC
• STM32F100 discovery board (Cortex-M3?? Microcontroller Board)
• TI Launchpad board

This package also contains some worksheet files which are useful in case a user wanted to create new templates for KiCad. Please have a look into the documentation (available by packages kicad-doc-*) how to create new templates.

There are three methods to install kicad-templates 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 kicad-templates 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-templates using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install kicad-templates

Install kicad-templates Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install kicad-templates

Install kicad-templates 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 kicad-templates using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install kicad-templates

How To Uninstall kicad-templates on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the kicad-templates package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove kicad-templates

Uninstall kicad-templates And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove kicad-templates

Remove kicad-templates Configurations and Data

To remove kicad-templates configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge kicad-templates

Remove kicad-templates configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge kicad-templates

Dependencies

kicad-templates have the following dependencies:

References

• kicad-templates website

Summary

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