How to install freecad on Ubuntu 20.04 (Focal Fossa)?
In this article we are going to learn the commands and steps to install freecad package on Ubuntu 20.04 (Focal Fossa).
Quick installation of freecad Architecture: all Version: 0.18.4+dfsg2-1ubuntu4:
Step 1: Update system:
sudo apt-get update
Step 2: Install: freecad Architecture: all Version: 0.18.4+dfsg2-1ubuntu4
Ater updaing the OS run following command to install the packae:
sudo apt-get install freecad Architecture: all Version: 0.18.4+dfsg2-1ubuntu4
Package Details | |
| Package: | freecad Architecture: all Version: 0.18.4+dfsg2-1ubuntu4 |
| Version: | 0.18.4+dfsg2-1ubuntu4 |
| Maintainer: | Ubuntu Developers |
| Home page: | http://freecadweb.org/ |
| Description: | Extensible Open Source CAx program FreeCAD is an Open Source CAx RAD based on OpenCasCade, Qt and Python. It features some key concepts like macro recording, workbenches, ability to run as a server and dynamically loadable application extensions and it is designed to be platform independent. . Currently, FreeCAD can import and display CAD models in IGES, STEP, and BRep formats and meshes in STL, BMS, AST and Wavefront OBJ formats. Editing and modeling features are currently somewhat limited. . This is a metapackage of FreeCAD component packages. |
| Distro: | Ubuntu 20.04 LTS |
| Release: | |
| Repo/Section: | universe/science |
How to install freecad Architecture: all Version: 0.18.4+dfsg2-1ubuntu4 on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS?
First of all update your system with the command:
sudo apt-get update
Above command will download the package lists for Ubuntu 20.04 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 freecad Architecture: all Version: 0.18.4+dfsg2-1ubuntu4 is not installed on your compter then the command 'dpkg -L freecad Architecture: all Version: 0.18.4+dfsg2-1ubuntu4' will give followin error.
deepak@deepak-VirtualBox:~$ dpkg -L freecad [1mdpkg-query:[0m package 'freecad' is not installed Use dpkg --contents (= dpkg-deb --contents) to list archive files contents. deepak@deepak-VirtualBox:~$
Installing freecad Architecture: all Version: 0.18.4+dfsg2-1ubuntu4:
After system update use the following command to install freecad Architecture: all Version: 0.18.4+dfsg2-1ubuntu4:
sudo apt-get install freecad Architecture: all Version: 0.18.4+dfsg2-1ubuntu4
Above command will confirm before installing the package on your Ubuntu 20.04 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 freecad Architecture: all Version: 0.18.4+dfsg2-1ubuntu4 from Ubuntu 20.04 LTS?
Now we will see the commands for uninstalling the freecad Architecture: all Version: 0.18.4+dfsg2-1ubuntu4 from Ubuntu 20.04 LTS. For uninstalling this package you can easily use the apt command and remove the package from Linux Operating System.
To remove the freecad Architecture: all Version: 0.18.4+dfsg2-1ubuntu4 following command is used:
sudo apt-get remove freecad Architecture: all Version: 0.18.4+dfsg2-1ubuntu4
Following command is used to remove the freecad Architecture: all Version: 0.18.4+dfsg2-1ubuntu4 package along with its dependencies:
sudo apt-get remove --auto-remove freecad Architecture: all Version: 0.18.4+dfsg2-1ubuntu4
This will remove freecad Architecture: all Version: 0.18.4+dfsg2-1ubuntu4 and all its dependent packages which is no longer needed in the system.
Completely removing freecad Architecture: all Version: 0.18.4+dfsg2-1ubuntu4 with all configuration files:
Following command should be used with care as it deletes all the configuration files and data:
sudo apt-get purge freecad Architecture: all Version: 0.18.4+dfsg2-1ubuntu4
or you can use following command also:
sudo apt-get purge --auto-remove freecad Architecture: all Version: 0.18.4+dfsg2-1ubuntu4
Above command will remove all the configuration files and data associated with freecad Architecture: all Version: 0.18.4+dfsg2-1ubuntu4 package. You can can't recover the delete data, so, use this command with care.