

The below screenshot is for an administrator install where the file has been executed with sudo.Ĭlick Next again to start copying files. If some shared library is missing you'll see the error message in the terminal.Ĭlick Next, read and accept the license and you will get to the install directory screen. Wait for the archive to decompress and you should see the installation Welcome screen. Otherwise it will install in your user folder. If you run the installer with sudo, it will install in /opt/eagle-x.x.x folder. You have to decide whether you will install EAGLE with administrator rights or as a normal user. After the download finishes, navigate to the download folder and open a terminal there (you can right click and choose Open in Terminal). To download it, right click and choose Save Link As. You must choose the right version for your system architecture. This is the official download page for EAGLE. Note that you will have to change version numbers accordingly, because EAGLE is updated frequently. Therefore you have to navigate to the folder where it is installed each time you want to launch it.īesides showing how to install it (on Ubuntu), this article will give you a simple desktop entry file that will bring a shortcut to EAGLE in your distro application menu. The installer does not create a desktop entry for the main EAGLE executable. It can be installed on most distros by executing the downloaded file. The Linux version is supplied as an architecture dependent self extracting run archive. Another advantage of EAGLE is that it runs on all major operating systems.

It has a free version that can be used for personal and non-commercial purposes to design circuit boards smaller than 100 x 80 mm and with no more than two copper layers.


How to install and create desktop entry for CadSoft EAGLE on Linux UbuntuĮAGLE is a complete EDA software with schematic capture and printed circuit board design.
