How to Install and Uninstall kicad Package on Ubuntu 21.10 (Impish Indri)

Last updated: May 17,2024

1. Install "kicad" package

This guide covers the steps necessary to install kicad on Ubuntu 21.10 (Impish Indri)


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

In this section, we are going to explain the necessary steps to uninstall kicad on Ubuntu 21.10 (Impish Indri):


    
        
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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 21.10 (Impish Indri)

Package: kicad
Architecture: amd64
Version: 5.99.0+really5.1.10+dfsg1-1
Priority: optional
Section: universe/electronics
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Debian Electronics Team
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 85190
Depends: libngspice0, python3-wxgtk4.0, python3 (<< 3.10), python3 (>= 3.9~), python3:any, libc6 (>= 2.33), libcairo2 (>= 1.14.0), libcurl4 (>= 7.16.2), libgcc-s1 (>= 3.4), libgl1, libglew2.1 (>= 1.12.0), libglu1-mesa | libglu1, libocct-data-exchange-7.5 (>= 7.5.1+dfsg1), libocct-foundation-7.5 (>= 7.5.1+dfsg1), libocct-modeling-algorithms-7.5 (>= 7.5.1+dfsg1), libocct-modeling-data-7.5 (>= 7.5.1+dfsg1), libocct-ocaf-7.5 (>= 7.5.1+dfsg1), libpixman-1-0 (>= 0.15.14), libpython3.9 (>= 3.9.1), libstdc++6 (>= 9), libwxbase3.0-0v5 (>= 3.0.5.1+dfsg), libwxgtk3.0-gtk3-0v5 (>= 3.0.5.1+dfsg)
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-pl | kicad-doc-ru | kicad-doc-zh, kicad-packages3d
Filename: pool/universe/k/kicad/kicad_5.99.0+really5.1.10+dfsg1-1_amd64.deb
Size: 20272916
MD5sum: 891a4fbef16ddfd4376f6779c59b7b67
SHA1: 7f1f13c722d9408f45bfb48a8d36e61f148b2fbb
SHA256: 7c8b2435c801930672f8dae14db993dee6d8932979ba3a0414354517e084e248
SHA512: fe84c982abd4172443f16a3b5392acba9cd1a2197c65ecf48d3fb0d5ccac848beaf103d79cb257a9b3fd4f5132f2044df4685d614fae0341ac1ab3af0f48111a
Homepage: https://www.kicad-pcb.org
Description-en: Electronic schematic and PCB design software
Kicad is a suite of programs for the creation of printed circuit boards.
It includes a schematic editor, a PCB layout tool, support tools and a
3D viewer to display a finished & fully populated PCB.
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Kicad is made up of 5 main components:
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* kicad - project manager
* eeschema - schematic editor
* pcbnew - PCB editor
* gerbview - GERBER viewer
* cvpcb - footprint selector for components
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Libraries:
* Both eeschema and pcbnew have library managers and editors for their
components and footprints
* You can easily create, edit, delete and exchange library items
* Documentation files can be associated with components, footprints and key
words, allowing a fast search by function
* Very large libraries are available for schematic components and footprints
* Most components have corresponding 3D models
Description-md5: 21f7e01a3ffe97be9bbafb9e920e7e78