You would be better served by the kicad users mailing list. This list is for discussions about developing the actual kicad program.
Link to the mailing list: https://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/kicad-users/info You can also try http://forum.kicad.info which has become fairly large recently. Thanks, Jon On Fri, Dec 4, 2015 at 12:46 AM, Ike Shields <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi,Simon, > > > Thank you for your reply. > > I have downloaded “Kicad-4.0.0.tar.xz” I believe this the latest Kicad. > > I then extracted it and put it all in folder “kicad-4.0.0” in the home > directory. > > One of the files called “INSTALL.txt” I opened and found see below. > > > “ Installation from binary packages for Linux > > ------------------------------------------- > > > KiCad can be installed in '/usr' or '/usr/local'. You must have "root" > access for installation. > > > cd / > > tar -xjf kicad-{version}.tbz2 > > tar -xjf kicad-doc-{version}.tbz2 > > tar -xjf kicad-library-{version}.tbz2 > > > The main program is '/usr/bin/kicad'. “ > > > What does this mean? > > > OS is debian 8.2 > > The old Kicad on the system is BZR 4027 should I remove this before I do > anything? > > The old Kicad is in /USR/SHARE/KICAD and one file in /USR/BIN > > I have a multi core machine “Asrock 880GHM-LE/USB3” > > Can you help me install this Kicad please. > > > Re last Email; > > In the print screen on R/H side; > > Under Copper layers Tick is on “B.cu” > > > Under Technical layers; > > All the ones starting with a “B” are ticked. > > All the ones ending with “user & cuts” are ticked. > > Is this correct? > > > Regards > > Ike > > > > _______________________________________________ > Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~kicad-developers > Post to : [email protected] > Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~kicad-developers > More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp > >
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