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

Last updated: May 18,2024

1. Install "kicad-footprints" package

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


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

This guide covers the steps necessary to uninstall kicad-footprints on Ubuntu 21.10 (Impish Indri):


    
        
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the kicad-footprints package on Ubuntu 21.10 (Impish Indri)

Package: kicad-footprints
Architecture: all
Version: 5.1.7-1
Multi-Arch: foreign
Priority: optional
Section: universe/electronics
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Debian Electronics Team
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 88734
Recommends: kicad (>= 5.0.0~rc1+dfsg1-1~)
Breaks: kicad (<< 5.0.0~rc1+dfsg1-1~), kicad-common (<< 5.0.0~rc1+dfsg1-1~)
Replaces: kicad (<< 5.0.0~rc1+dfsg1-1~), kicad-common (<< 5.0.0~rc1+dfsg1-1~)
Filename: pool/universe/k/kicad-footprints/kicad-footprints_5.1.7-1_all.deb
Size: 2728676
MD5sum: a54443f0ba66ca5f90503f3c14e7dc2d
SHA1: 10a2d0d85fed298d9afcd8117540e15be131c003
SHA256: bfd5e7573f54664a0b3cb303909bd124b4868e4a5ead1a0938bd11fb5ef013dd
SHA512: 2370420ed8c64d92cc7a42b4b31f3b8f22b0d93074a374ad2b0a4d6c893ee4f48bc66bb0b49213ee42185f907e2672521f71321502e78d268766ad32bad29502
Homepage: https://kicad.github.io/footprints
Description-en: Footprint symbols for KiCad's Pcbnew
Pcbnew is a powerful printed circuit board software and part of the
KiCad suite.
Pcbnew manages libraries of footprints for components or other abstract
elements. Each footprint is a drawing of the physical component including its
land pattern (e.g. the layout of pads on the circuit board).
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This package is providing footprints for Pcbnew usable with KiCad >= 5.0.0.
Description-md5: 7bc7efdf7d171b2ff06796bc066dceb6