diff --git a/.gitmodules b/.gitmodules
index ab3767b7..dafa3407 100644
--- a/.gitmodules
+++ b/.gitmodules
@@ -41,3 +41,6 @@
 [submodule ".vim/bundle/splice"]
 	path = .vim/bundle/splice
 	url = https://github.com/sjl/splice.vim.git
+[submodule ".kicad"]
+	path = .kicad
+	url = git@github.com:KiCad/kicad-library.git
diff --git a/.kicad b/.kicad
new file mode 160000
index 00000000..81f5d8ce
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.kicad
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Subproject commit 81f5d8cecda3ea660e6a4df98a46ed45b633cf99
diff --git a/ubuntu/configure_fresh_system b/ubuntu/configure_fresh_system
index 3156183b..9461ce76 100755
--- a/ubuntu/configure_fresh_system
+++ b/ubuntu/configure_fresh_system
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 sudo apt-get update
 sudo apt-get dist-upgrade -y
-sudo apt-get install -y meld whois zsh tmux vim atop aria2 curl pv pixz gajim tor torsocks nodejs npm terminator gsmartcontrol python-pip mesa-utils mesa-utils-extra aptitude p7zip-full p7zip-rar thunderbird mercurial
+sudo apt-get install -y meld whois zsh tmux vim atop aria2 curl pv pixz gajim tor torsocks nodejs npm terminator gsmartcontrol python-pip mesa-utils mesa-utils-extra aptitude p7zip-full p7zip-rar thunderbird mercurial kdiff3
 
 DIR="$( cd "$( dirname "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}" )" && pwd )"
 DIR="$DIR/../"