Ubuntu 18 — cannot install KiCAD 7

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Short version: sudo apt install kicad installs version 4.0.7 even though I have the PPA for KC7. Any suggestions?

Long version:
I first added the ppa:kicad/kicad-7.0-releases repository (following the download instructions)

I then uninstalled KiCAD 6 (sudo apt remove kicad kicad-libraries kicad-.....), unchecked the KC6 PPA (through the GUI Software & Updates app), and in that same window I see that KiCAD 7 is checked.

I ran sudo apt update just in case.

When I run sudo apt install kicad, it installs KiCAD 4.0.7 (the “native version” that comes with Ubuntu 18). This certainly didn’t happen back when I installed KC6 on this machine.

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Ubuntu 18.04 is no longer supported in KiCad 7 due to dependency bumps. The minimum supported Ubuntu version is 20.04.

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That’s unfortunate, but thanks Jon for letting me know!

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You can try the FlatPak to see if that works (I don’t have an 18.04 system to test with)

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18.04 hits end of life April 30th this year. Once that happens you shouldn’t be connected to the Internet

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Absolutely — I am keeping that in mind. For that matter, I transitioned to a new PC a while ago, which has Ubuntu 22.04, and I still have the old one (with Ubuntu 18.04) connected as backup (in case I missed something while transferring documents and settings). That’s precisely why I’m trying to give KC7 a try by installing it on that secondary machine.

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