How To Install fpgatools on Kali Linux

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install fpgatools on Kali Linux.

What is fpgatools

fpgatools is:

fpgatools is a toolchain to program field-programmable gate array (FPGA). The only supported chip at this time is the xc6slx9, a cheap but powerful 45nm-generation chip with about 2400 LUTs, block ram and multiply-accumulate devices.

There are three methods to install fpgatools 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 fpgatools Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install fpgatools

Install fpgatools Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install fpgatools

Install fpgatools 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 fpgatools using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install fpgatools

How To Uninstall fpgatools on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove fpgatools

Uninstall fpgatools And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove fpgatools

Remove fpgatools Configurations and Data

To remove fpgatools configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge fpgatools

Remove fpgatools configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge fpgatools

Dependencies

fpgatools have the following dependencies:

• libc6
• libfpga0

References

• fpgatools website

Summary

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