How To Install libgeda42 on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libgeda42 on Debian 9.
What is libgeda42
libgeda42 is:
The gEDA project has produced and continues working on a full GPL’d suite and toolkit of Electronic Design Automation tools. These tools are used for electrical circuit design, schematic capture, simulation, prototyping, and production. Currently, the gEDA project offers a mature suite of free software applications for electronics design, including schematic capture, attribute management, bill of materials (BOM) generation, netlisting into over 20 netlist formats, analog and digital simulation, and printed circuit board (PCB) layout.
This package contains shared libraries for gEDA.
There are three methods to install libgeda42 on Debian 9. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install libgeda42 Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libgeda42 using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libgeda42
Install libgeda42 Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libgeda42 using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libgeda42
Install libgeda42 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 libgeda42 using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libgeda42
How To Uninstall libgeda42 on Debian 9
To uninstall only the libgeda42 package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libgeda42
Uninstall libgeda42 And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libgeda42 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libgeda42
Remove libgeda42 Configurations and Data
To remove libgeda42 configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libgeda42
Remove libgeda42 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libgeda42 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libgeda42
Dependencies
libgeda42 have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libgeda42 package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.