How To Install verilog on Debian 9

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install verilog on Debian 9.

What is verilog

verilog is:

Icarus Verilog is intended to compile all of the Verilog HDL as described in the IEEE-1364 standard. It is not quite there yet. It does currently handle a mix of structural and behavioral constructs.

The compiler can target either simulation, or netlist (EDIF).

This is a dummy transitional package that will ensure a proper upgrade path. This package may be safely removed after upgrading.

There are three methods to install verilog on Debian 9. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install verilog Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install verilog

Install verilog Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install verilog using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install verilog

Install verilog 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 verilog using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install verilog

How To Uninstall verilog on Debian 9

To uninstall only the verilog package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove verilog

Uninstall verilog And Its Dependencies

To uninstall verilog and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove verilog

Remove verilog Configurations and Data

To remove verilog configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge verilog

Remove verilog configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge verilog

Dependencies

verilog have the following dependencies:

• iverilog

References

• verilog website

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install verilog package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.