How To Install libghdl-2-0-0 on Debian 12

Learn how to install libghdl-2-0-0 on Debian 12 with this tutorial. libghdl-2-0-0 is VHDL compiler/simulator (shared library)

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libghdl-2-0-0 on Debian 12.

What is libghdl-2-0-0

libghdl-2-0-0 is:

GHDL is a compiler and simulator for VHDL, a Hardware Description Language. GHDL is not an interpreter: it allows you to analyse and elaborate sources to generate machine code from your design. Native program execution is the only way for high speed simulation.

This package contains the shared library to access GHDL internals.

There are three methods to install libghdl-2-0-0 on Debian 12. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install libghdl-2-0-0 Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libghdl-2-0-0 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libghdl-2-0-0

Install libghdl-2-0-0 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libghdl-2-0-0 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libghdl-2-0-0

Install libghdl-2-0-0 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 libghdl-2-0-0 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libghdl-2-0-0

How To Uninstall libghdl-2-0-0 on Debian 12

To uninstall only the libghdl-2-0-0 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libghdl-2-0-0

Uninstall libghdl-2-0-0 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libghdl-2-0-0 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libghdl-2-0-0

Remove libghdl-2-0-0 Configurations and Data

To remove libghdl-2-0-0 configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libghdl-2-0-0

Remove libghdl-2-0-0 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libghdl-2-0-0 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libghdl-2-0-0

Dependencies

libghdl-2-0-0 have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libghdl-2-0-0 package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.