How To Install xschem 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 xschem on Ubuntu.
What is xschem
xschem is:
Xschem is a schematic capture program, it allows creation of hierarchical representation of circuits with a top down approach. By focusing on interfaces, hierarchy and instance properties a complex system can be described in terms of simpler building blocks. A VHDL or Verilog or Spice netlist can be generated from the drawn schematic, allowing the simulation of the circuit. Key feature of the program is its drawing engine written in C and using directly the Xlib drawing primitives; this gives very good speed performance, even on very big circuits. The user interface is built with the Tcl-Tk toolkit, tcl is also the extension language used.
There are three methods to install xschem 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 xschem Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install xschem using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install xschem
Install xschem Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install xschem using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install xschem
Install xschem 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 xschem using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install xschem
How To Uninstall xschem on Ubuntu
To uninstall only the xschem package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove xschem
Uninstall xschem And Its Dependencies
To uninstall xschem and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove xschem
Remove xschem Configurations and Data
To remove xschem configuration and data from Ubuntu we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge xschem
Remove xschem configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove xschem configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge xschem
Dependencies
xschem have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install xschem package on Ubuntu using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.