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install FreeCAD Gentoo

By Arch Brooks on July 27, 2026 in Technology

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install freecad gentoo

To install FreeCAD on Gentoo using Portage:

emerge --ask media-gfx/freecad

The Gentoo package is media-gfx/freecad.

equery uses media-gfx/freecad

emerge -pv media-gfx/freecad

Some useful optional USE flags include:

echo "media-gfx/freecad assembly addonmgr cam techdraw openscad" \
    | sudo tee /etc/portage/package.use/freecad

Then install:

emerge --ask media-gfx/freecad

freecad

FreeCAD

(depending on your PATH and desktop launcher).

Run:

emerge --info media-gfx/freecad
emerge -pv media-gfx/freecad

and post the last 50–100 lines of the build log:

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