How to Install and Uninstall kicad Package on Debian 10 (Buster)

Last updated: May 10,2024

1. Install "kicad" package

Please follow the step by step instructions below to install kicad on Debian 10 (Buster)


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
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2. Uninstall "kicad" package

This tutorial shows how to uninstall kicad on Debian 10 (Buster):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                kicad
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the kicad package on Debian 10 (Buster)

Package: kicad
Version: 5.0.2+dfsg1-1+deb10u1
Installed-Size: 89916
Maintainer: Debian Electronics Team
Architecture: amd64
Replaces: kicad-common (<< 5.0.0~rc1+dfsg1-1~)
Depends: libngspice0 (>= 28), python (<< 2.8), python (>= 2.7~), python:any (<< 2.8), python:any (>= 2.7~), libc6 (>= 2.27), libcairo2 (>= 1.6.0), libcurl4 (>= 7.16.2), libfreeimage3, libfreetype6 (>= 2.2.1), libgcc1 (>= 1:3.4), libgl1, libglew2.1 (>= 1.12.0), libglu1-mesa | libglu1, libice6 (>= 1:1.0.0), liboce-foundation11, liboce-modeling11, liboce-ocaf-lite11, liboce-ocaf11, liboce-visualization11, libpixman-1-0 (>= 0.15.14), libpython2.7 (>= 2.7), libsm6, libssl1.1 (>= 1.1.0), libstdc++6 (>= 7), libwxbase3.0-0v5 (>= 3.0.4+dfsg), libwxgtk3.0-0v5 (>= 3.0.4+dfsg), libx11-6, libxext6
Suggests: extra-xdg-menus, kicad-doc-ca | kicad-doc-de | kicad-doc-en | kicad-doc-es | kicad-doc-fr | kicad-doc-id | kicad-doc-it | kicad-doc-ja | kicad-doc-nl | kicad-doc-pl | kicad-doc-ru | kicad-doc-zh, kicad-packages3d
Breaks: kicad-common (<< 5.0.0~rc1+dfsg1-1~)
Description: Electronic schematic and PCB design software
Description-md5: 21f7e01a3ffe97be9bbafb9e920e7e78
Homepage: http://www.kicad-pcb.org
Recommends: kicad-libraries, kicad-demos, xsltproc
Section: electronics
Priority: optional
Filename: pool/updates/main/k/kicad/kicad_5.0.2+dfsg1-1+deb10u1_amd64.deb
Size: 21113904
MD5sum: 146ae3c4b4338cf080fc457cccb67698
SHA256: 9acfff63126823f8b67ab4373f5e102cd9d43db27e39fe4185049fad3804ebe0

Package: kicad
Version: 5.0.2+dfsg1-1
Installed-Size: 89784
Maintainer: Debian Electronics Team
Architecture: amd64
Replaces: kicad-common (<< 5.0.0~rc1+dfsg1-1~)
Depends: libngspice0 (>= 28), python (<< 2.8), python (>= 2.7~), python:any (<< 2.8), python:any (>= 2.7~), libc6 (>= 2.27), libcairo2 (>= 1.6.0), libcurl4 (>= 7.16.2), libfreeimage3, libfreetype6 (>= 2.2.1), libgcc1 (>= 1:3.4), libgl1, libglew2.1 (>= 1.12.0), libglu1-mesa | libglu1, libice6 (>= 1:1.0.0), liboce-foundation11, liboce-modeling11, liboce-ocaf-lite11, liboce-ocaf11, liboce-visualization11, libpixman-1-0 (>= 0.15.14), libpython2.7 (>= 2.7), libsm6, libssl1.1 (>= 1.1.0), libstdc++6 (>= 7), libwxbase3.0-0v5 (>= 3.0.4+dfsg), libwxgtk3.0-0v5 (>= 3.0.4+dfsg), libx11-6, libxext6
Recommends: kicad-libraries, kicad-demos, xsltproc
Suggests: extra-xdg-menus, kicad-doc-ca | kicad-doc-de | kicad-doc-en | kicad-doc-es | kicad-doc-fr | kicad-doc-id | kicad-doc-it | kicad-doc-ja | kicad-doc-nl | kicad-doc-pl | kicad-doc-ru | kicad-doc-zh, kicad-packages3d
Breaks: kicad-common (<< 5.0.0~rc1+dfsg1-1~)
Description: Electronic schematic and PCB design software
Description-md5: 21f7e01a3ffe97be9bbafb9e920e7e78
Homepage: http://www.kicad-pcb.org
Tag: field::electronics, implemented-in::c++, interface::graphical,
interface::x11, role::program, science::modelling,
uitoolkit::wxwidgets, use::editing, use::learning, x11::application
Section: electronics
Priority: optional
Filename: pool/main/k/kicad/kicad_5.0.2+dfsg1-1_amd64.deb
Size: 21074128
MD5sum: fbd55b2e752aed63d6653e8cf8bcb951
SHA256: 99d632b5d7b0948f190af17078e5ce4fe39a6125541cef190bf1b7d09d3fd905