How to Install and Uninstall kicad Package on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Bionic Beaver)

Last updated: May 21,2024

1. Install "kicad" package

Please follow the guidance below to install kicad on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Bionic Beaver)


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

Please follow the guidelines below to uninstall kicad on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Bionic Beaver):


    
        
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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 Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Bionic Beaver)

Package: kicad
Architecture: amd64
Version: 4.0.7+dfsg1-1ubuntu2
Priority: optional
Section: universe/electronics
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Debian Electronics Team
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 55918
Depends: kicad-common (>= 4.0.7+dfsg1-1ubuntu2), python-wxgtk3.0 (>= 3.0.2.0+dfsg-7~), python (<< 2.8), python (>= 2.7~), python:any (<< 2.8), python:any (>= 2.7.5-5~), libboost-context1.65.1, libboost-system1.65.1, libboost-thread1.65.1, libc6 (>= 2.14), libcairo2 (>= 1.6.0), libcurl4 (>= 7.16.2), libgcc1 (>= 1:3.4), libgl1, libglew2.0 (>= 1.12.0), libglu1-mesa | libglu1, libgomp1 (>= 4.9), libpython2.7 (>= 2.7), libstdc++6 (>= 5.2), libwxbase3.0-0v5 (>= 3.0.4+dfsg), libwxgtk3.0-gtk3-0v5 (>= 3.0.4+dfsg)
Recommends: xsltproc
Suggests: extra-xdg-menus, kicad-doc-ca | kicad-doc-de | kicad-doc-en | kicad-doc-es | kicad-doc-fr | kicad-doc-it | kicad-doc-ja | kicad-doc-nl | kicad-doc-pl | kicad-doc-ru
Filename: pool/universe/k/kicad/kicad_4.0.7+dfsg1-1ubuntu2_amd64.deb
Size: 13054308
MD5sum: 3bdf4e84eefc25533c1e1d9e0513b92b
SHA1: f53a13eb258071ed2ab695747e86b4cd5dc5dff6
SHA256: f27e43e68e787d0264e85a1bd73cd32604a6c12e9c09fbcf0ef43e24dabc3008
Homepage: http://www.kicad-pcb.org
Description: Electronic schematic and PCB design software
Description-md5: 21f7e01a3ffe97be9bbafb9e920e7e78