How To Install ghdl-common on Debian 11
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install ghdl-common on Debian 11.
What is ghdl-common
ghdl-common is:
GHDL is a compiler and simulator for VHDL, a Hardware Description Language. GHDL is not an interpreter: it allows you to analyse and elaborate sources to generate machine code from your design. Native program execution is the only way for high speed simulation.
This package contains common files for the GHDL compiler packages.
There are three methods to install ghdl-common on Debian 11. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install ghdl-common Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install ghdl-common using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install ghdl-common
Install ghdl-common Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install ghdl-common using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install ghdl-common
Install ghdl-common 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 ghdl-common using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install ghdl-common
How To Uninstall ghdl-common on Debian 11
To uninstall only the ghdl-common package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove ghdl-common
Uninstall ghdl-common And Its Dependencies
To uninstall ghdl-common and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 11, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove ghdl-common
Remove ghdl-common Configurations and Data
To remove ghdl-common configuration and data from Debian 11 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge ghdl-common
Remove ghdl-common configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove ghdl-common configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge ghdl-common
Dependencies
ghdl-common have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install ghdl-common package on Debian 11 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
