How To Install freehdl on Ubuntu 20.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install freehdl on Ubuntu 20.04.
What is freehdl
freehdl is:
This is a free VHDL simulator with these features:
- Has a graphical waveform viewer.
- Has a source level debugger.
- Is VHDL-93 compliant.
There are three methods to install freehdl on Ubuntu 20.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install freehdl Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install freehdl using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install freehdl
Install freehdl Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install freehdl using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install freehdl
Install freehdl Using aptitude
If you want to follow this method, you might need to install aptitude first since aptitude is usually not installed by default on Ubuntu. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.
sudo aptitude update
After updating apt database, We can install freehdl using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install freehdl
How To Uninstall freehdl on Ubuntu 20.04
To uninstall only the freehdl package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove freehdl
Uninstall freehdl And Its Dependencies
To uninstall freehdl and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 20.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove freehdl
Remove freehdl Configurations and Data
To remove freehdl configuration and data from Ubuntu 20.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge freehdl
Remove freehdl configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove freehdl configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge freehdl
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install freehdl package on Ubuntu 20.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.