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[Jon Neal <reportingsjr@xxxxxxxxx>]

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 <nejekipl@xxxxxxxxxxx> 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
>
>
>
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