How to install kicad-symbols on Ubuntu 20.04 (Focal Fossa)?

In this article we are going to learn the commands and steps to install kicad-symbols package on Ubuntu 20.04 (Focal Fossa).


 

Ads

Quick installation of kicad-symbols Architecture: all Version: 5.1.5-1 Multi-Arch: foreign:

Step 1: Update system:

	sudo apt-get update

Step 2: Install: kicad-symbols Architecture: all Version: 5.1.5-1 Multi-Arch: foreign

Ater updaing the OS run following command to install the packae:

	sudo apt-get install kicad-symbols
Architecture: all
Version: 5.1.5-1
Multi-Arch: foreign

Package Details

Package:kicad-symbols Architecture: all Version: 5.1.5-1 Multi-Arch: foreign
Version:5.1.5-1
Maintainer:Ubuntu Developers
Home page:https://kicad.github.io/symbols
Description:Schematic symbols for KiCad's Eeschema Eeschema is a powerful schematic capture software distributed as part of KiCad which get it's great and powerful efficiency from the usage of prepared schematics for the various needed schematic symbols. . This package is providing this schematic symbols for Eeschema usable with KiCad >= 5.0.0.
Distro:Ubuntu 20.04 LTS
Release:
Repo/Section:universe/electronics

How to install kicad-symbols Architecture: all Version: 5.1.5-1 Multi-Arch: foreign on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS?

First of all update your system with the command:

sudo apt-get update

Ads

Above command will download the package lists for Ubuntu 20.04 LTS on your system. This will update the list of newest versions of packages and its dependencies on your system.

After downloading the latest package list with the help of above you can run the installation process.

If kicad-symbols Architecture: all Version: 5.1.5-1 Multi-Arch: foreign is not installed on your compter then the command 'dpkg -L kicad-symbols Architecture: all Version: 5.1.5-1 Multi-Arch: foreign' will give followin error.

deepak@deepak-VirtualBox:~$ dpkg -L kicad-symbols
dpkg-query: package 'kicad-symbols' is not installed
Use dpkg --contents (= dpkg-deb --contents) to list archive files contents.
deepak@deepak-VirtualBox:~$ 

Installing kicad-symbols Architecture: all Version: 5.1.5-1 Multi-Arch: foreign:

After system update use the following command to install kicad-symbols Architecture: all Version: 5.1.5-1 Multi-Arch: foreign:

sudo apt-get install kicad-symbols
Architecture: all
Version: 5.1.5-1
Multi-Arch: foreign

Above command will confirm before installing the package on your Ubuntu 20.04 LTS Operating System. If you are not already logged in as su, installer will ask you the root password. After completion of the installation you can use the package on your system.

How to uninstall/remove kicad-symbols Architecture: all Version: 5.1.5-1 Multi-Arch: foreign from Ubuntu 20.04 LTS?

Now we will see the commands for uninstalling the kicad-symbols Architecture: all Version: 5.1.5-1 Multi-Arch: foreign from Ubuntu 20.04 LTS. For uninstalling this package you can easily use the apt command and remove the package from Linux Operating System.

To remove the kicad-symbols Architecture: all Version: 5.1.5-1 Multi-Arch: foreign following command is used:

sudo apt-get remove  kicad-symbols
Architecture: all
Version: 5.1.5-1
Multi-Arch: foreign

Following command is used to remove the kicad-symbols Architecture: all Version: 5.1.5-1 Multi-Arch: foreign package along with its dependencies:

sudo apt-get remove --auto-remove kicad-symbols
Architecture: all
Version: 5.1.5-1
Multi-Arch: foreign

This will remove kicad-symbols Architecture: all Version: 5.1.5-1 Multi-Arch: foreign and all its dependent packages which is no longer needed in the system.

Completely removing kicad-symbols Architecture: all Version: 5.1.5-1 Multi-Arch: foreign with all configuration files:

Following command should be used with care as it deletes all the configuration files and data:

sudo apt-get purge kicad-symbols
Architecture: all
Version: 5.1.5-1
Multi-Arch: foreign

or you can use following command also:

sudo apt-get purge --auto-remove kicad-symbols
Architecture: all
Version: 5.1.5-1
Multi-Arch: foreign

Above command will remove all the configuration files and data associated with kicad-symbols Architecture: all Version: 5.1.5-1 Multi-Arch: foreign package. You can can't recover the delete data, so, use this command with care.