How to install LibreCAD 2.2.0 in Linux Mint 17.3
How to install LibreCAD 2.2.0 in Linux Mint 17.3
LibreCAD is an open source design application used to create 2D CAD drawings in Linux distributions. It enables the users to create comprehensive geometric and CAD drawings like entities, layers, blocks and also the coordinate systems. This tutorial explains the installation procedure of LibreCAD in Linux Mint 17.3.
Installation procedure
To start the installation procedure, first add the LibreCAD package into repository via ppa.
linuxhelp1 ~ # add-apt-repository ppa:librecad-dev/librecad-daily
You are about to add the following PPA to your system:
More info: https://launchpad.net/~librecad-dev/+archive/ubuntu/librecad-daily
Press [ENTER] to continue or ctrl-c to cancel adding it
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gpg: key E395A5ED: public key " Launchpad PPA for librecad-dev" imported
gpg: Total number processed: 1
gpg: imported: 1 (RSA: 1)
The repository is added successfully, now update the target machine using the apt-get update command.
linuxhelp1 ~ # apt-get update
Ign http://archive.ubuntu.com trusty InRelease
Get:1 http://ppa.launchpad.net trusty InRelease [15.5 kB]
Ign http://archive.canonical.com trusty InRelease
Ign http://packages.linuxmint.com rosa InRelease
Ign http://extra.linuxmint.com rosa InRelease
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Ign http://archive.ubuntu.com trusty/multiverse Translation-en_IN
Ign http://archive.ubuntu.com trusty/restricted Translation-en_IN
Ign http://archive.ubuntu.com trusty/universe Translation-en_IN
Fetched 6,408 kB in 2min 30s (42.6 kB/s)
Reading package lists... Done
Install the LibreCAD package by executing the following command.
linuxhelp1 ~ # apt-get install librecad
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
The following extra packages will be installed:
libmuparser2 libqt5svg5 librecad-data
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Setting up libqt5svg5:amd64 (5.2.1-1) ...
Setting up librecad-data (2.1.1+20170330.431-0~ubuntu14.04.1) ...
Setting up librecad (2.1.1+20170330.431-0~ubuntu14.04.1) ...
Processing triggers for libc-bin (2.19-0ubuntu6.6) ...
Launch the LibreCAD application by typing the application name from Linux Mint dashboard and run the application.
The application is running successfully. Now explore various CAD designs by using LibreCAD.
Wasn' t that an easy installation procedure? LibreCAD contains the feature like entities, layers, blocks and also the co-ordinate systems.
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