How To Install pcb-common on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install pcb-common on Kali Linux. pcb-common is printed circuit board (pcb) design program - common files

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install pcb-common on Kali Linux.

What is pcb-common

pcb-common is:

PCB is an interactive printed circuit board editor for the X11 window system. PCB includes a rats nest feature, design rule checking, and can provide industry standard RS-274-X (Gerber), NC drill, and centroid data (X-Y data) output for use in the board fabrication and assembly process. PCB offers high end features such as an autorouter and trace optimizer which can tremendously reduce layout time.

This package contains the common files.

There are three methods to install pcb-common 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 pcb-common Using apt-get

Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install pcb-common using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install pcb-common

Install pcb-common Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install pcb-common

Install pcb-common 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 pcb-common using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install pcb-common

How To Uninstall pcb-common on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the pcb-common package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove pcb-common

Uninstall pcb-common And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove pcb-common

Remove pcb-common Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge pcb-common

Remove pcb-common configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge pcb-common

Dependencies

pcb-common have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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