Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install kicad-templates on Ubuntu 22.04.
What is kicad-templates
kicad-templates is:
KiCad is a cross platform and Open Source EDA (Electronics Design Automation)
suite which can be used for the creation of electronic schematic diagrams and
PCB artwork.
KiCad can load project templates where users can base their own projects on.
This can save much time while working on own PCBs. This package is providing
various templates built by the KiCad Community e.g. for common single-board
computers like:
- Raspberry PI
- BeagleBone
- Arduino (Uno R3, Mega R3, Fio, Micro, Mini, Nano, Pro Nano)
But also for other typical use cases like for
- ABS Plastic Hand Held/Instrument Enclosures from Hammond Manufactoring
- Minnowboard MAX or Turbot SBC
- STM32F100 discovery board (Cortex-M3â„¢ Microcontroller Board)
- TI Launchpad board
This package also contains some worksheet files which are useful in case a
user wanted to create new templates for KiCad. Please have a look into the
documentation (available by packages kicad-doc-*) how to create new templates.
There are three methods to install kicad-templates on Ubuntu 22.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install kicad-templates Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install kicad-templates using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install kicad-templates
Install kicad-templates Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install kicad-templates using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install kicad-templates
Install kicad-templates Using aptitude
If you want to follow this method, you might need to install aptitude first since aptitude is usually not installed by default on Ubuntu. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.
sudo aptitude update
After updating apt database, We can install kicad-templates using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install kicad-templates
How To Uninstall kicad-templates on Ubuntu 22.04
To uninstall only the kicad-templates package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove kicad-templates
Uninstall kicad-templates And Its Dependencies
To uninstall kicad-templates and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 22.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove kicad-templates
Remove kicad-templates Configurations and Data
To remove kicad-templates configuration and data from Ubuntu 22.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge kicad-templates
Remove kicad-templates configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove kicad-templates configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge kicad-templates
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install kicad-templates package on Ubuntu 22.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
