Hello Linux Geeksters. As you may know, Fritzing is an open source application, used for designing electronic circuits. The latest version available is Fritzing 0.8.7b, which has been released a while ago. For more information, see the official changelog.
In this article I will show you how to install Fritzing 0.8.7b on Ubuntu 14.04 Trusty Tahr, Ubuntu 13.10 Saucy Salamander, Ubuntu 12.04 Precise Pangolin, Linux Mint 17 Qiana, Linux Mint 16 Petra, Linux Mint 13 Maya, Pinguy OS 14.04, Pinguy OS 12.04, Elementary OS 0.3 Isis, Elementary OS 0.2 Luna, LXLE 14.04 and other Ubuntu derivative systems.
Because it is available via PPA, installing Fritzing 0.8.7b on the listed Ubuntu, Linux Mint, Pinguy OS, Elementary OS and LXLE systems is easy. All you have to do is add the ppa to your system, update the local repository index and install the fritzing package. Like this:
$ sudo add-apt-repository ppa:ehbello/fritzing
$ sudo apt-get update
$ sudo apt-get install fritzing
Optional, to remove fritzing, do:
$ sudo apt-get remove fritzing