How To Install berkeley-abc on Kali Linux

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install berkeley-abc on Kali Linux.

What is berkeley-abc

berkeley-abc is:

This is a growing software system for synthesis and verification of binary sequential logic circuits appearing in synchronous hardware designs. ABC combines scalable logic optimization based on And-Inverter Graphs (AIGs), optimal-delay DAG-based technology mapping for look-up tables and standard cells, and innovative algorithms for sequential synthesis and verification.

ABC provides an experimental implementation of these algorithms and a programming environment for building similar applications. Future development will focus on improving the algorithms and making most of the packages stand-alone. This will allow the user to customize ABC for their needs as if it were a tool-box rather than a complete tool.

There are three methods to install berkeley-abc 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 berkeley-abc Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install berkeley-abc

Install berkeley-abc Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install berkeley-abc

Install berkeley-abc 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 berkeley-abc using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install berkeley-abc

How To Uninstall berkeley-abc on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the berkeley-abc package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove berkeley-abc

Uninstall berkeley-abc And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove berkeley-abc

Remove berkeley-abc Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge berkeley-abc

Remove berkeley-abc configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge berkeley-abc

Dependencies

berkeley-abc have the following dependencies:

• libbz2-1.0
• libc6
• libgcc1

References

• berkeley-abc website

Summary

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