How To Install klayout on Ubuntu 22.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install klayout on Ubuntu 22.04. klayout is High Performance Layout Viewer and Editor

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install klayout on Ubuntu 22.04.

What is klayout

klayout is:

This is very good viewer for GDSII and other layout files used in the semiconductor industry.

It is similar to ‘magic’, but has a much more modern GUI and is more robust handling all kinds of GDSII files created by various other tools. Its focus is more on viewing than on editing, but it also has limited, but expanding, support for DRC and extraction for LVS.

There are three methods to install klayout on Ubuntu 22.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install klayout Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install klayout

Install klayout Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install klayout

Install klayout 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 klayout using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install klayout

How To Uninstall klayout on Ubuntu 22.04

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

sudo apt-get remove klayout

Uninstall klayout And Its Dependencies

To uninstall klayout and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 22.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove klayout

Remove klayout Configurations and Data

To remove klayout configuration and data from Ubuntu 22.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge klayout

Remove klayout configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge klayout

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install klayout package on Ubuntu 22.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.