How To Install visolate on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install visolate on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is visolate
visolate is:
Visolate reads the gerber files describing printed circuit boards and converts them into the G-code (RS-274 code) needed to engrave the layout into a board using a CNC machine. Precise renditions of the original layout can be created as well as voronoi fillings of the original layout, shortening the toolpath.
There are three methods to install visolate 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 visolate Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install visolate using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install visolate
Install visolate Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install visolate using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install visolate
Install visolate 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 visolate using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install visolate
How To Uninstall visolate on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the visolate package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove visolate
Uninstall visolate And Its Dependencies
To uninstall visolate and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove visolate
Remove visolate Configurations and Data
To remove visolate configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge visolate
Remove visolate configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove visolate configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge visolate
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install visolate package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
