How to Install kicad in Ubuntu 18.04



Install kicad by entering the following commands in the terminal:

sudo apt update
sudo apt install kicad

Description:

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. . Kicad is made up of 5 main components: . * kicad - project manager * eeschema - schematic editor * pcbnew - PCB editor * gerbview - GERBER viewer * cvpcb - footprint selector for components . 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

Homepage: http://www.kicad-pcb.org

Version: 4.0.7+dfsg1-1ubuntu2

Section: universe/electronics