How to Install and Uninstall kicad Package on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish)

Last updated: May 06,2024

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

Kubuntu 22.04 LTS
Lubuntu 22.04 LTS
Xubuntu 22.04 LTS
Ubuntu MATE 22.04 LTS
Ubuntu Studio 22.04 LTS
Pop!_OS 22.04 LTS
Zorin OS 16 / Zorin OS 17
Ubuntu Budgie 22.04

1. Install "kicad" package

Please follow the guidance below to install kicad on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish)


    
        
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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 instructions below to uninstall kicad on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish):


    
        
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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 22.04 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish)

Package: kicad
Architecture: amd64
Version: 6.0.2+dfsg-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: 160507
Depends: libngspice0, python3-wxgtk4.0, python3 (<< 3.11), python3 (>= 3.10~), python3:any, libc6 (>= 2.35), libcairo2 (>= 1.14.0), libcurl4 (>= 7.16.2), libgcc-s1 (>= 3.4), libgl1, libglew2.2 (>= 2.2.0-4), libglib2.0-0 (>= 2.49.3), libglu1-mesa | libglu1, libgtk-3-0 (>= 3.16.2), 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), libpython3.10 (>= 3.10.0), libstdc++6 (>= 11), libwxbase3.0-0v5 (>= 3.0.5.1+dfsg), libwxgtk3.0-gtk3-0v5 (>= 3.0.5.1+dfsg), zlib1g (>= 1:1.1.4)
Recommends: kicad-libraries (>= 6.0.0~), kicad-demos (>= 6.0.0~), 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
Breaks: kicad-footprints (<< 6.0.0~), kicad-libraries (<< 6.0.0~), kicad-packages3d (<< 6.0.0~), kicad-symbols (<< 6.0.0~), kicad-templates (<< 6.0.0~)
Filename: pool/universe/k/kicad/kicad_6.0.2+dfsg-1_amd64.deb
Size: 40377324
MD5sum: c7e970d62df218a4513a306dcfc706dc
SHA1: 8321138860f5de4c61af0371488bd7f3a38019df
SHA256: 66067828d65e86353656caab54c6ee8d3ab972705dbc1548cc16f6d39989e56e
SHA512: c094cdd626958562688aa83d2c4b04ecffd2199576d966eb1d64d5f9eeb9ff504f9083052cfd731bcc346d608734be3e867cda4520f6dde4471563150501b43c
Homepage: https://www.kicad.org
Description: Electronic schematic and PCB design software
Description-md5: 21f7e01a3ffe97be9bbafb9e920e7e78