• Install necessary packages.

$ sudo apt install guile-2.0 guile-2.0-dev libglib2.0-dev
$ sudo apt install libgtk2.0-dev libfam-dev python python2-dev

• compile and install

$ cd geda-gaf-1.10.2
$ ./configure
$ make
$ sudo make install

• make sure libraries in /usr/local/bin are to be found

# echo "/usr/local/lib" >> /etc/ld.so.conf.d/x86_64-usr-local-lib.conf
# ldconfig

Decided to install the latest versions of gEDA tools, since “Import Schematics” does not work with stock ones delivered by Ubuntu.

• Download latest stable version of gschem from here.
• Install necessary packages.

$ sudo apt install guile-2.0 guile-2.0-dev

• unpack sources into working directory

$ mkdir ~/src
$ cd ~/src
$ tar xvzpf ~/public/Downloads/gEDA/geda-gaf-1.9.2.tar.gz

• compile and install

$ cd geda-gaf-1.9.2
$ ./configure
$ make
$ sudo make install

• make sure libraries in /usr/local/bin are to be found

# echo "/usr/local/lib" > /etc/ld.so.conf.d/x86_64-usr-local-lib.conf
# ldconfig

• launch and enjoy

$ /usr/local/bin/gschem

• Download latest stable version of pcb from here.
• Install necessary packages.

$ sudo apt install intltool flex bison texinfo texlive-binaries dbus* dbus*-dev libdbus-1-dev freeglut*
$ sudo apt install mesa-common-dev libgl1-mesa-dev libglib2.0-dev gtk+-2.0 libgtkglext1-dev libgd-dev

• unpack sources into working directory

$ mkdir ~/src
$ cd ~/src
$ tar xvzpf ~/public/Downloads/gEDA/pcb-4.0.2.tar.gz

• compile and install

$ cd pcb-4.0.2/
$ ./configure
$ make
$ sudo make install

• launch and enjoy

$ /usr/local/bin/pcb

• Download latest stable version of gschem from here.
• Install necessary '-devel' packages.

$ sudo urpmi lib64guile-devel lib64glib2.0-devel lib64gtk+2.0_0-devel

• unpack sources into working directory

$ tar xvzpf ~/Downloads/geda/geda-gaf-1.6.2.tar.gz

• compile and install

$ cd geda-gaf-1.6.2
$ ./configure
$ make
$ sudo make install

• launch and enjoy

$ /usr/local/bin/gschem

• Download latest stable version of pcb from here.
• Install necessary packages.

$ sudo urpmi intltool flex bison lib64gd-devel lib64dbus-1-devel
$ sudo urpmi lib64mesagl1-devel lib64mesaglut3-devel lib64gtkglext-1.0_0-devel

• unpack sources into working directory

$ tar xvzpf ~/Downloads/geda/pcb-20110918.tar.gz

• compile and install

$ cd pcb-20110918/
$ ./configure --program-suffix='-20110918' --disable-gl
$ make
$ sudo make install

• launch and enjoy

$ /usr/local/bin/pcb-20110918

• Download latest stable version of verilog from here.
• Install necessary packages.

$ sudo urpmi gcc-c++

• unpack sources into working directory

$ tar xvzpf ~/Downloads/gEDA/verilog-0.9.4.tar.gz

• compile and install

$ cd verilog-0.9.4/
$ ./configure --program-suffix='-0.9.4'
$ make
$ sudo make install