How to Install and Uninstall kicad-footprints Package on Debian 12 (Bookworm)

Last updated: February 24,2025

You can also install and uninstall the kicad-footprints on the following distributions in the same way, as they are all based on the Debian system

MX Linux 23
SparkyLinux

1. Install "kicad-footprints" package

This guide covers the steps necessary to install kicad-footprints on Debian 12 (Bookworm)


    
        
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
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2. Uninstall "kicad-footprints" package

Please follow the step by step instructions below to uninstall kicad-footprints on Debian 12 (Bookworm):


    
        
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the kicad-footprints package on Debian 12 (Bookworm)

Package: kicad-footprints
Version: 6.0.11-1
Installed-Size: 141651
Maintainer: Debian Electronics Team
Architecture: all
Replaces: kicad (<< 6.0.0~)
Recommends: kicad (>= 6.0.0~)
Breaks: kicad (<< 6.0.0~)
Description: Footprint symbols for KiCad's Pcbnew
Description-md5: a213892f04befe8cbb1d9963bc4fa28f
Multi-Arch: foreign
Homepage: https://kicad.github.io/footprints
Tag: field::electronics, role::app-data
Section: electronics
Priority: optional
Filename: pool/main/k/kicad-footprints/kicad-footprints_6.0.11-1_all.deb
Size: 23184948
MD5sum: 926a9f4dd39e9fd365e7197e1245c494
SHA256: 06c022eae7d40181238f86dc4d2d4d257364880ab89b9e41f553b690e5c502c1