How To Install libfpga-dev on Debian 10

Learn how to install libfpga-dev on Debian 10 with this tutorial. libfpga-dev is development files for fpgatools

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libfpga-dev on Debian 10.

What is libfpga-dev

libfpga-dev is:

fpgatools is a toolchain to program field-programmable gate arrays (FPGA). The only supported chip at this time is the xc6slx9, a cheap but powerful 45nm-generation chip with about 2400 LUTs, block ram and multiply-accumulate devices.

This package contains headers and libraries for developing bits file that makes use of libfpga.

There are three methods to install libfpga-dev on Debian 10. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install libfpga-dev Using apt-get

Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libfpga-dev using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libfpga-dev

Install libfpga-dev Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libfpga-dev using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libfpga-dev

Install libfpga-dev 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 Debian. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.

sudo aptitude update

After updating apt database, We can install libfpga-dev using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libfpga-dev

How To Uninstall libfpga-dev on Debian 10

To uninstall only the libfpga-dev package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libfpga-dev

Uninstall libfpga-dev And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libfpga-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 10, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libfpga-dev

Remove libfpga-dev Configurations and Data

To remove libfpga-dev configuration and data from Debian 10 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libfpga-dev

Remove libfpga-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libfpga-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libfpga-dev

Dependencies

libfpga-dev have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libfpga-dev package on Debian 10 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.