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title: Install gds2pov on Linux | Snap Store
description: Get the latest version of gds2pov for Linux - Generate 3D images of integrated
  circuit layouts.
url: https://snapcraft.io/gds2pov
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# gds2pov

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latest/stable 20080229

Install latest/stable of gds2pov

This channel hasn't been updated in a while. It might be unmaintained and have stability or security issues.

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**Install using the command line**

```
sudo snap install gds2pov
```

Don't have snapd? [Get set up for snaps](https://snapcraft.io/docs/installing-snapd).

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### Package name

* gds2pov

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### License

* GPL-2.0+

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### Last updated

* 30 May 2024 - latest/stable
* 17 April 2024 - latest/edge

This snap hasn't been updated in a while. It might be unmaintained and have stability or security issues.

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### Websites

* [atchoo.org](https://atchoo.org/gds2pov "https://atchoo.org/gds2pov")

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### Contact

* [roger@atchoo.org](mailto:roger@atchoo.org "mailto:roger@atchoo.org")

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##### Report a Snap Store violation

* [Report this Snap](https://snapcraft.io/gds2pov#report-snap-modal)

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* [Description](https://snapcraft.io/gds2pov#tab-description)
* [Security](https://snapcraft.io/gds2pov#tab-security)

#### Generate 3D images of integrated circuit layouts.

gds2pov is a program to take a integrated circuit gds2 layout file and output a POV-Ray scene description file of the gds2 data. This allows the creation of attractive 3D pictures of a layout.

POV-Ray is a completely free, cross platform ray tracer. It can be obtained from <http://www.povray.org/>

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## Install gds2pov on your Linux distribution

Choose your Linux distribution to get detailed installation instructions. If yours is not shown, get more details on the [installing snapd documentation](https://snapcraft.io/docs/installing-snapd).

[### Arch Linux](https://snapcraft.io/install/gds2pov/arch)

[### CentOS](https://snapcraft.io/install/gds2pov/centos)

[### Debian](https://snapcraft.io/install/gds2pov/debian)

[### elementary OS](https://snapcraft.io/install/gds2pov/elementary)

[### Fedora](https://snapcraft.io/install/gds2pov/fedora)

[### KDE Neon](https://snapcraft.io/install/gds2pov/kde-neon)

[### Kubuntu](https://snapcraft.io/install/gds2pov/kubuntu)

[### Manjaro](https://snapcraft.io/install/gds2pov/manjaro)

[### Pop!\_OS](https://snapcraft.io/install/gds2pov/pop)

[### openSUSE](https://snapcraft.io/install/gds2pov/opensuse)

[### Red Hat Enterprise Linux](https://snapcraft.io/install/gds2pov/rhel)

[### Ubuntu](https://snapcraft.io/install/gds2pov/ubuntu)

[### Raspberry Pi](https://snapcraft.io/install/gds2pov/raspbian)