How To Install xcircuit on Debian 10

Learn how to install xcircuit on Debian 10 with this tutorial. xcircuit is Draw circuit schematics or almost anything

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install xcircuit on Debian 10.

What is xcircuit

xcircuit is:

xcircuit is a generic drawing program tailored for making circuit diagrams.

The graphical interface attempts to maintain consistency between X11 window rendering and the pure PostScript output.

xcircuit is mouse, menu and keyboard driven. The emphasis is on single character macros.

There are three methods to install xcircuit on Debian 10. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install xcircuit Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install xcircuit

Install xcircuit Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install xcircuit

Install xcircuit 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 xcircuit using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install xcircuit

How To Uninstall xcircuit on Debian 10

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

sudo apt-get remove xcircuit

Uninstall xcircuit And Its Dependencies

To uninstall xcircuit and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 10, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove xcircuit

Remove xcircuit Configurations and Data

To remove xcircuit configuration and data from Debian 10 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge xcircuit

Remove xcircuit configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge xcircuit

Dependencies

xcircuit have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install xcircuit package on Debian 10 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.