How To Install gdspy-common on Ubuntu
Posted on April 1, 2023 (Last modified on May 20, 2023 )
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Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install gdspy-common on Ubuntu.
What is gdspy-common
gdspy-common is:
Gdspy is a Python module for creating/importing/merging GDSII stream files. It includes key libraries for creating complex CAD layouts.
Features:
- Boolean operations on polygons (AND, OR, NOT, XOR) based on clipping algorithm
- Polygon offset (inward and outward rescaling of polygons)
- Efficient point-in-polygon solutions for large array sets
This package contains arch-independent images which are needed by both python-gdspy and python3-gdspy.
There are three methods to install gdspy-common on Ubuntu. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install gdspy-common Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install gdspy-common using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install gdspy-common
Install gdspy-common Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install gdspy-common using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install gdspy-common
Install gdspy-common 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 gdspy-common using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install gdspy-common
How To Uninstall gdspy-common on Ubuntu
To uninstall only the gdspy-common package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove gdspy-common
Uninstall gdspy-common And Its Dependencies
To uninstall gdspy-common and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove gdspy-common
Remove gdspy-common Configurations and Data
To remove gdspy-common configuration and data from Ubuntu we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge gdspy-common
Remove gdspy-common configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove gdspy-common configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge gdspy-common
Dependencies
gdspy-common have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install gdspy-common package on Ubuntu using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.