How to install FreeCAD on Ubuntu 16.04

To install FreeCAD on Ubuntu 16.04

FreeCAD is a general purpose 3D Computer-Aided Design preferably used in the fields of engineering and architecture. Since FreeCAD is FOSS, it is easily customizable and extensible through the use of Python scripts. In this tutorial, you will be briefed about the method to install FreeCAD on Ubuntu 16.04.

Installation FreeCAD

Before you begin the installation make sure you add the necessary repositories by making use of the following command.

root@linuxhelp:~# add-apt-repository ppa:freecad-maintainers/freecad-daily
Ubuntu daily builds of FreeCAD. These packages are generated by Launchpad' s automatic system, and are untested.
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. gpg: Total number processed: 1
gpg:               imported: 1  (RSA: 1)
OK

And once it is done, you need to update newly added repository by making use of the following command.

root@linuxhelp:~# apt-get update
Get:1 http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu xenial-security InRelease [102 kB]
Hit:2 http://ppa.launchpad.net/ansible/ansible/ubuntu xenial InRelease  
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Fetched 6,004 kB in 24s (247 kB/s)                                             
Reading package lists... Done

Once it is done, you need to update dist-upgrade with the help of the following command.

root@linuxhelp:~# apt-get dist-upgrade
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree       
Reading state information... Done
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Processing triggers for ureadahead (0.100.0-19) ...
Processing triggers for resolvconf (1.78ubuntu5) ...

And then proceed with the package installation by running the following command.

root@linuxhelp:~# apt-get install freecad-daily freecad-daily-doc 
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree       
Reading state information... Done
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Setting up freecad-daily (0.17~alpha1+git201801282113~ubuntu16.04.1) ...
Setting up odbcinst (2.3.1-4.1) ...
Processing triggers for libc-bin (2.23-0ubuntu10) ...

Once it is done, you shall go to your dashboard and search for freecad. When the application icon appears on your screen, click on it to open and launch it.

With this, the installation of FreeCAD on Ubuntu comes to an end.