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

Last updated: January 12,2025

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

Here is a brief guide to show you how to install kicad-footprints on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish)


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

Please follow the steps below to uninstall kicad-footprints on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the kicad-footprints package on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish)

Package: kicad-footprints
Architecture: all
Version: 6.0.2-1
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: 139763
Recommends: kicad (>= 6.0.0~)
Breaks: kicad (<< 6.0.0~), kicad-common (<< 5.0.0~rc1+dfsg1-1~)
Replaces: kicad (<< 6.0.0~), kicad-common (<< 5.0.0~rc1+dfsg1-1~)
Filename: pool/universe/k/kicad-footprints/kicad-footprints_6.0.2-1_all.deb
Size: 23709324
MD5sum: f42358ded80190988d99ff5b2953d6f4
SHA1: ae721391aecbd667a42acb29eb4d6bac502dbb25
SHA256: bd5946e669e7d4c764617407182694e6a3ad0bd1cb8061ed79da73ab47a4f0d7
SHA512: 20c44502d08b5c5f3cf391f1ec86afa80ff7956f8da33f22ce4492018a6766cd9962be55e6f648dd3a16ae7c1a79c09dc633fa0eceae50f472b4aef3913289df
Homepage: https://kicad.github.io/footprints
Description: Footprint symbols for KiCad's Pcbnew
Description-md5: a213892f04befe8cbb1d9963bc4fa28f