☰
✕
✕

How to install LibreCAD on linuxmint-18.03

To install LibreCAD on linuxmint-18.03
LibreCAD is a free computer-aided design application for 2D design. It’ s available for all major operating system such as Linux, Microsoft Windows, and mac os.


Installation

Add the repository of Librecad using by PPA

linuxhelp ~ # add-apt-repository ppa:librecad-dev/librecad-stable
You are about to add the following PPA:
 More info: https://launchpad.net/~librecad-dev/+archive/ubuntu/librecad-stable
Press Enter to continue or Ctrl+C to cancel
Executing: /tmp/tmp.lsRgzQZXKD/gpg.1.sh --keyserver
hkp://keyserver.ubuntu.com:80
--recv-keys
E395A5ED
gpg: requesting key E395A5ED from hkp server keyserver.ubuntu.com
gpg: key E395A5ED: public key " Launchpad PPA for librecad-dev"  imported
gpg: Total number processed: 1
gpg:               imported: 1  (RSA: 1)
.

Update the system repository using the following command.

linuxhelp ~ # apt-get update
Hit:1 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu xenial InRelease                                               
Get:2 http://ppa.launchpad.net/librecad-dev/librecad-stable/ubuntu xenial InRelease [22.5 kB]         
Ign:3 http://packages.linuxmint.com sylvia InRelease                                                  
Hit:4 http://archive.canonical.com/ubuntu xenial InRelease                                            
Hit:5 http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu xenial-security InRelease                                     
Hit:6 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu xenial-updates InRelease                                       
Hit:7 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu xenial-backports InRelease                              
Hit:8 http://packages.linuxmint.com sylvia Release                                            
Hit:9 http://ppa.launchpad.net/ondrej/php/ubuntu xenial InRelease       
Get:11 http://ppa.launchpad.net/librecad-dev/librecad-stable/ubuntu xenial/main Sources [904 B]
Get:12 http://ppa.launchpad.net/librecad-dev/librecad-stable/ubuntu xenial/main amd64 Packages [744 B]
Get:13 http://ppa.launchpad.net/librecad-dev/librecad-stable/ubuntu xenial/main i386 Packages [740 B]
Get:14 http://ppa.launchpad.net/librecad-dev/librecad-stable/ubuntu xenial/main Translation-en [444 B]
Fetched 25.3 kB in 2s (10.6 kB/s)   
Reading package lists... Done

Install the librecad application as shown.

linuxhelp ~ # apt-get install librecad -y
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree       
Reading state information... Done
The following additional packages will be installed:
  libmuparser2v5 libqt5clucene5 libqt5help5 librecad-data
The following NEW packages will be installed:
.
.
.
Processing triggers for hicolor-icon-theme (0.15-0ubuntu1) ...
Processing triggers for man-db (2.7.5-1) ...
Setting up libmuparser2v5:amd64 (2.2.3-6) ...
Setting up libqt5clucene5:amd64 (5.5.1-3ubuntu0.1) ...
Setting up libqt5help5:amd64 (5.5.1-3ubuntu0.1) ...
Setting up librecad-data (2.0.9-2) ...
Setting up librecad (2.0.9-2) ...
Processing triggers for libc-bin (2.23-0ubuntu9) ...

Once Installation is done you can access the application from the Menu as shown here

You will see the welcome page of LibreCAD as shown below.

LibreCAD application

With this, the method to install LibreCAD on linuxmint-18.03 comes to an end.

Tag : Linux Mint
FAQ
Q
What is LibreCAD?
A
LibreCAD is a free Computer-aided design (CAD) application for 2D design. It is based on Qt4 libraries and uses the AutoCAD DXF file format.
Q
What is FreeCAD?
A
FreeCAD is a free general-purpose parametric 3D CAD modeler. It is widely used in mechanical engineering and product design fields.
Q
Do we need any ppa or .deb file for the installation of LibreCAD and FreeCAD?
A
No need of any ppa or .deb file for the installation of LibreCAD and FreeCADt, it has an inbuilt repository for this software so just update the repo and install the software.
Q
What are the alternatives for some Libre cad?
A
FreeCAD, DraftSight , SolveSpace, BricsCAD
Q
Are LibreCAD and FreeCAD free software?
A
LibreCAD and FreeCAD are Free and opensource.