How To Install nextpnr-ice40 on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install nextpnr-ice40 on Kali Linux. nextpnr-ice40 is FPGA place and route tool for Lattice iCE40

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install nextpnr-ice40 on Kali Linux.

What is nextpnr-ice40

nextpnr-ice40 is:

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

nextpnr-ice40 is to be used for Lattice iCE40 FPGAs and uses fpga-icestorm to achieve that.

This package can perform place-and-route for Lattice iCE40 devices and contains only the command-line functionality. For the QT GUI, see nextpnr-ice40-qt.

There are three methods to install nextpnr-ice40 on Kali Linux. 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-ice40 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-ice40 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install nextpnr-ice40

Install nextpnr-ice40 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install nextpnr-ice40 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install nextpnr-ice40

Install nextpnr-ice40 Using aptitude

If you want to follow this method, you might need to install aptitude on Kali Linux first since aptitude is usually not installed by default on Kali Linux. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.

sudo aptitude update

After updating apt database, We can install nextpnr-ice40 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install nextpnr-ice40

How To Uninstall nextpnr-ice40 on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the nextpnr-ice40 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove nextpnr-ice40

Uninstall nextpnr-ice40 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall nextpnr-ice40 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove nextpnr-ice40

Remove nextpnr-ice40 Configurations and Data

To remove nextpnr-ice40 configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge nextpnr-ice40

Remove nextpnr-ice40 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove nextpnr-ice40 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge nextpnr-ice40

Dependencies

nextpnr-ice40 have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install nextpnr-ice40 package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.