How To Install libgeda42 on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install libgeda42 on Ubuntu 18.04. libgeda42 is GPL EDA – Electronics design software (library files)

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libgeda42 on Ubuntu 18.04.

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 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 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 Ubuntu. 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 Ubuntu 18.04

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 Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libgeda42

Remove libgeda42 Configurations and Data

To remove libgeda42 configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 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

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libgeda42 package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.