How To Install nextpnr-generic on Debian 11

In this tutorial we learn how to install nextpnr-generic on Debian 11. nextpnr-generic is Place and route tool for Generic FPGAs

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install nextpnr-generic on Debian 11.

What is `nextpnr-generic`

nextpnr-generic is:

nextpnr aims to be a vendor neutral, timing driven, FOSS FPGA place and route tool.

nextpnr-generic allows running placement and routing for arbitrary custom architectures. It is more experimental than nextpnr-ice40.

There are three methods to install nextpnr-generic on Debian 11. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install nextpnr-generic Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install nextpnr-generic

Install nextpnr-generic Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install nextpnr-generic

Install nextpnr-generic 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 nextpnr-generic using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install nextpnr-generic

How To Uninstall nextpnr-generic on Debian 11

To uninstall only the nextpnr-generic package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove nextpnr-generic

Uninstall nextpnr-generic And Its Dependencies

To uninstall nextpnr-generic and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 11, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove nextpnr-generic

Remove nextpnr-generic Configurations and Data

To remove nextpnr-generic configuration and data from Debian 11 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge nextpnr-generic

Remove nextpnr-generic configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge nextpnr-generic

Dependencies

nextpnr-generic have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install nextpnr-generic package on Debian 11 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.