How to Install and Uninstall kicad Package on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

Last updated: May 17,2024

1. Install "kicad" package

Please follow the instructions below to install kicad on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

$ sudo apt update $ sudo apt install kicad

2. Uninstall "kicad" package

In this section, we are going to explain the necessary steps to uninstall kicad on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus):

$ sudo apt remove kicad $ sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove

3. Information about the kicad package on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

Package: kicad
Priority: optional
Section: universe/electronics
Installed-Size: 55951
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Georges Khaznadar
Architecture: amd64
Version: 4.0.2+dfsg1-4
Depends: kicad-common (>= 4.0.2+dfsg1-4), libboost-context1.58.0, libboost-system1.58.0, libboost-thread1.58.0, libc6 (>= 2.14), libcairo2 (>= 1.6.0), libgcc1 (>= 1:3.4), libgl1-mesa-glx | libgl1, libglew1.13 (>= 1.12.0), libglu1-mesa | libglu1, libgomp1 (>= 4.9), libpython2.7 (>= 2.7), libstdc++6 (>= 5.2), libwxbase3.0-0v5 (>= 3.0.2+dfsg), libwxgtk3.0-0v5 (>= 3.0.2+dfsg), python-wxgtk3.0
Suggests: extra-xdg-menus, kicad-doc-en | kicad-doc-fr | kicad-doc-it | kicad-doc-ja | kicad-doc-nl | kicad-doc-pl
Filename: pool/universe/k/kicad/kicad_4.0.2+dfsg1-4_amd64.deb
Size: 13125388
MD5sum: eff7d157038dd9365c94574812155060
SHA1: d3855d70ab9b13cdb044210158aa0c698864c3b7
SHA256: af86ff7db717750930be79d10678e222866b4f93a5ed178c9c60d7e8c8b3a3cb
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
Homepage: http://www.kicad-pcb.org
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Origin: Ubuntu