How To Install pcb on Kali Linux

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

Introduction

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

What is pcb

pcb 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.

There are three methods to install pcb 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 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 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install pcb

Install pcb Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install pcb

Install pcb 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 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install pcb

How To Uninstall pcb on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove pcb

Uninstall pcb And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove pcb

Remove pcb Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge pcb

Remove pcb configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge pcb

Dependencies

pcb have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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