Install eagle on Ubuntu: sudo apt-get install eagle

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Quick installation of eagle:

Step 1: Update system:

	sudo apt-get update

Step 2: Install: eagle

Ater updaing the OS run following command to install the packae:

	sudo apt-get install eagle

Package Details
Package:	eagle
Version:	5.12.0-1ubuntu1
Maintainer:	Ubuntu Developers
Home page:	http://www.cadsoft.de
Description:	Printed circuit board design tool Eagle includes a layout editor, schematic editor, and an autorouter. The following limitations apply to the EAGLE Light Edition: The usable board area is limited to 100 x 80 mm (4 x 3.2 inches). Only two signal layers can be used (Top and Bottom). The schematic editor can only create one sheet. . Use of eagle freeware is limited to non-profit or evaluation purposes. See /usr/share/doc/eagle/copyright for more information. Homepage: http://www.cadsoft.de
Distro:	Ubuntu 12.04 LTS
Release:
Repo/Section:	multiverse/electronics

How to install eagle on Ubuntu 12.04 LTS?

Install eagle on Ubuntu: sudo apt-get install eagle

First of all update your system with the command:

sudo apt-get update

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Above command will download the package lists for Ubuntu 12.04 LTS on your system. This will update the list of newest versions of packages and its dependencies on your system.

After downloading the latest package list with the help of above you can run the installation process.

If eagle is not installed on your compter then the command 'dpkg -L eagle' will give followin error.

deepak@deepak-VirtualBox:~$ dpkg -L eagle
Package `eagle' is not installed.
Use dpkg --info (= dpkg-deb --info) to examine archive files,
and dpkg --contents (= dpkg-deb --contents) to list their contents.
deepak@deepak-VirtualBox:~$

Installing eagle:

After system update use the following command to install eagle:

sudo apt-get install eagle

Above command will confirm before installing the package on your Ubuntu 12.04 LTS Operating System. If you are not already logged in as su, installer will ask you the root password. After completion of the installation you can use the package on your system.

How to uninstall/remove eagle from Ubuntu 12.04 LTS?

Now we will see the commands for uninstalling the eagle from Ubuntu 12.04 LTS. For uninstalling this package you can easily use the apt command and remove the package from Linux Operating System.

To remove the eagle following command is used:

sudo apt-get remove  eagle

Following command is used to remove the eagle package along with its dependencies:

sudo apt-get remove --auto-remove eagle

This will remove eagle and all its dependent packages which is no longer needed in the system.

Completely removing eagle with all configuration files:

Following command should be used with care as it deletes all the configuration files and data:

sudo apt-get purge eagle

or you can use following command also:

sudo apt-get purge --auto-remove eagle

Above command will remove all the configuration files and data associated with eagle package. You can can't recover the delete data, so, use this command with care.