How To Install openboardview on CentOS 7

In this tutorial we learn how to install openboardview on CentOS 7. openboardview is Viewer for PCB layouts

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install openboardview on CentOS 7.

What is openboardview

Software for viewing PCB/Laptop/Motherboard Layouts. * Dynamic part outline rendering, including complex connectors * Annotations, for leaving notes about parts, nets, pins or location * Configurable colour themes * Configurable DPI to facilitate usage on 4K monitors * Tablet usage with OSD controls * Slower CPU systems through adjustable features * Reads FZ (with key), BRD, BRD2, BDV and BV* formats * Combined search system finds parts, pins and nets all within single search

We can use yum or dnf to install openboardview on CentOS 7. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install openboardview.

Install openboardview on CentOS 7 Using yum

Update yum database with yum using the following command.

sudo yum makecache

After updating yum database, We can install openboardview using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install openboardview

Install openboardview on CentOS 7 Using dnf

If you don’t have dnf installed you can install DNF on CentOS 7 first. Update yum database with dnf using the following command.

sudo dnf makecache

After updating yum database, We can install openboardview using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install openboardview

How To Uninstall openboardview on CentOS 7

To uninstall only the openboardview package we can use the following command:

sudo dnf remove openboardview

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install openboardview on CentOS 7 using yum and dnf.