How To Install xcircuit on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install xcircuit on Ubuntu 18.04.
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 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 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 Ubuntu. 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 Ubuntu 18.04
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 Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove xcircuit
Remove xcircuit Configurations and Data
To remove xcircuit configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 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
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install xcircuit package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
