How to install LibreCAD in Ubuntu
To install LibreCAD in Ubuntu
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. Installation of LibreCAD in Ubuntu is discussed in this manual.
Installation of LibreCAD
First add repo file by using “ add-apt-repository” command.
root@linuxhelp:~# add-apt-repository ppa:librecad-dev/librecad-daily
More info: https://launchpad.net/~librecad-dev/+archive/ubuntu/librecad-daily
Press [ENTER] to continue or ctrl-c to cancel adding it
gpg: keyring `/tmp/tmpfesjhmlf/secring.gpg' created
gpg: keyring `/tmp/tmpfesjhmlf/pubring.gpg' created
gpg: requesting key E395A5ED from hkp server keyserver.ubuntu.com
gpg: /tmp/tmpfesjhmlf/trustdb.gpg: trustdb created
gpg: key E395A5ED: public key " Launchpad PPA for librecad-dev" imported
gpg: Total number processed: 1
gpg: imported: 1 (RSA: 1)
OK
Next update the added repo file with the following command.
root@linuxhelp:~# apt-get update
Hit:1 http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu xenial-security InRelease
Hit:2 http://in.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu xenial InRelease
Hit:3 http://ppa.launchpad.net/librecad-dev/librecad-daily/ubuntu xenial InRelease
Hit:4 http://in.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu xenial-updates InRelease
Hit:5 http://in.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu xenial-backports InRelease
Reading package lists... Done
Now its time to install the LibreCAD with the " apt-get install" command.
root@linuxhelp:~# apt-get install librecad
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
The following additional packages will be installed:
libmuparser2v5 librecad-data
The following NEW packages will be installed:
libmuparser2v5 librecad librecad-data
0 upgraded, 3 newly installed, 0 to remove and 367 not upgraded.
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Get:1 http://in.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu xenial/universe amd64 libmuparser2v5 amd64 2.2.3-6 [103 kB]
Get:2 http://ppa.launchpad.net/librecad-dev/librecad-daily/ubuntu xenial/main amd64 librecad-data all 2.1.0~alpha1+20160610.404-0~ubuntu16.04.1 [8,944 kB]
Get:3 http://ppa.launchpad.net/librecad-dev/librecad-daily/ubuntu xenial/main amd64 librecad amd64 2.1.0~alpha1+20160610.404-0~ubuntu16.04.1 [2,544 kB]
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Enter “ libreCAD” in the terminal to open the installed package.
root@linuxhelp:~# libreCAD
Either open in Unity dash. Enter libreCAD in the search bar and click on the displayed application.
Welcome wizard page appear on the desktop as shown below.
First select GUI language and command language. Then click “ OK” option.
Now you can see the Librecad blank page.
Finally LibreCAD is ready to use. Here you can design your own art.
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