How To Install fpga-icestorm on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install fpga-icestorm on Kali Linux. fpga-icestorm is Tools to handle the bitstream format of Lattice iCE40 FPGAs

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install fpga-icestorm on Kali Linux.

What is fpga-icestorm

fpga-icestorm is:

Project IceStorm aims at documenting the bitstream format of Lattice iCE40 FPGAs and providing simple tools for analyzing and creating bitstream files. At the moment the focus of the project is on the HX1K-TQ144 and HX8K-CT256 devices, but most of the information is device-independent.

This package contains multiple tools needed to handle the bitstream.

There are three methods to install fpga-icestorm 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 fpga-icestorm Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install fpga-icestorm

Install fpga-icestorm Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install fpga-icestorm

Install fpga-icestorm 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 fpga-icestorm using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install fpga-icestorm

How To Uninstall fpga-icestorm on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the fpga-icestorm package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove fpga-icestorm

Uninstall fpga-icestorm And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove fpga-icestorm

Remove fpga-icestorm Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge fpga-icestorm

Remove fpga-icestorm configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge fpga-icestorm

Dependencies

fpga-icestorm have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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