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@@ -31,14 +31,49 @@ driver for your OS. These libraries use a database format, so an ODBC driver is
required — please do not add the symbol and footprint libraries separately, they
are not structured to be used that way.
> [!tip]
> If you're on Linux and have installed KiCad using `flatpak install flathub
> org.kicad.KiCad`, you can install an ODBC driver by running `flatpak install
> org.kicad.KiCad.ODBCDriver.sqliteodbc`
The next step is to rename `CERN_Windows.kicad_dbl` or `CERN_Linux.kicad_dbl`
(depending on your OS) to `CERN.kicad_dbl`. Then, in KiCad, go to **Preferences
→ Configure Paths** and add a `CERN_LIB_DIR` variable pointing to your local
library copy. Following that, open **Preferences → Manage Symbol Libraries** and
add a new entry with format `Table`, nickname `CERN`, and the path pointing to
library copy. After that point, installing the libraries for 9.x and 10.x can
differ significantly, follow the ones for your version:
<details>
<summary>Instructions for KiCad 9.x</summary>
> [!warning]
> This will overwrite your existing library configuration: please back up your
> `sym-lib-table` and `fp-lib-table` files first. If you want to mix the CERN
> KiCad libraries with yours, you need to manually (and carefully) merge the
> contents into your existing library table files (again, after backing them
> up).
Copy `sym-lib-table` and `fp-lib-table` from the `CernLib` directory to the
KiCad configuration directory (usually this will be %APPDATA%/kicad/9.0 for
Windows installations, ~/.config/kicad/9.0 for Linux).
</details>
<details>
<summary>Instructions for KiCad 10.x</summary>
Open **Preferences → Manage Symbol Libraries** and add a new entry with format
`Table`, nickname `CERN`, and the path pointing to
`${CERN_LIB_DIR}/sym-lib-table`; then do the same with **Preferences → Manage
Footprint Libraries** and `${CERN_LIB_DIR}/fp-lib-table`. Finally, restart KiCad
to apply the changes.
Footprint Libraries** and `${CERN_LIB_DIR}/fp-lib-table`.
> [!note]
> The v9.x instructions can be used for v10.x, as well; however, this method is
> more flexible and makes it easier to combine the CERN KiCad libraries with
> your existing ones.
</details>
Finally, restart KiCad to apply the changes.
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