How To Install librecad on Debian 11
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install librecad
on Debian 11.
What is librecad
librecad is:
LibreCAD is an application for computer aided design (CAD) in two dimensions (2D). With LibreCAD you can create technical drawings such as plans for buildings, interiors, mechanical parts or schematics and diagrams.
There are three methods to install librecad
on Debian 11. We can use apt-get
, apt
and aptitude
. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install librecad Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get
using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install librecad
using apt-get
by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install librecad
Install librecad Using apt
Update apt database with apt
using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install librecad
using apt
by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install librecad
Install librecad 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 librecad
using aptitude
by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install librecad
How To Uninstall librecad on Debian 11
To uninstall only the librecad
package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove librecad
Uninstall librecad And Its Dependencies
To uninstall librecad
and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 11, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove librecad
Remove librecad Configurations and Data
To remove librecad
configuration and data from Debian 11 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge librecad
Remove librecad configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove librecad
configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge librecad
Dependencies
librecad have the following dependencies:
- libc6
- libgcc-s1
- libmuparser2v5
- libqt5core5a
- libqt5gui5
- libqt5printsupport5
- libqt5svg5
- libqt5widgets5
- libstdc++6
- librecad-data
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install librecad
package on Debian 11 using different package management tools: apt
, apt-get
and aptitude
.