linux pcb software

[phazon]

What is a good PCB software for Linux operating system?

[EBK]

Eagle
www.autodesk.com/products/eagle/overview

[Transmogrifox]

KiCad
http://kicad-pcb.org/

Eagle is good, but I'm not comfortable with the free use license and don't do enough of this work to justify purchasing a proper commercial use license. 

KiCad works fine for me even though it isn't as polished as Eagle and it installs easily from most distribution's repositories.

[bartimaeus]

I use Kicad on mac. It takes a little while to learn, but once you get your head around the workflow you can get the results that you want very quickly. I'm very happy with it!

I also advise masking a single small library of your own by editing the stock footprints. Makes it very quick to find what you need.

[EBK]

There's also gEDA.

[Transmogrifox]

There's also gEDA.

Steeper learning curve but a powerful tool set.

[EBK]

You might also get something to run under WINE, but I wouldn't attempt it unless you know someone else has succeeded already.

[phazon]

All welcomed responses.

I'll take a look at the agreement they want us to sign with Eagle.

I have a copy of Kicad, but it seems cumbersome.

Have not heard of gEDA.  Will see if my distro (solyd) has a repository that it is already friendly with on that.

Thanks!

[Yazoo]

Kicad does take a bit of getting used to but it is worth sticking with. A definite advantage is that there is no limit to the size of the pcb. Eagle is fine for small boards but the cost for me for the full version would be prohibitive.