How To Install ghdl-mcode on Debian 10
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install ghdl-mcode on Debian 10.
What is ghdl-mcode
ghdl-mcode 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 the compiler with the mcode backend.
There are three methods to install ghdl-mcode on Debian 10. 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-mcode 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-mcode using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install ghdl-mcode
Install ghdl-mcode Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install ghdl-mcode using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install ghdl-mcode
Install ghdl-mcode 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-mcode using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install ghdl-mcode
How To Uninstall ghdl-mcode on Debian 10
To uninstall only the ghdl-mcode package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove ghdl-mcode
Uninstall ghdl-mcode And Its Dependencies
To uninstall ghdl-mcode and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 10, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove ghdl-mcode
Remove ghdl-mcode Configurations and Data
To remove ghdl-mcode configuration and data from Debian 10 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge ghdl-mcode
Remove ghdl-mcode configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove ghdl-mcode configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge ghdl-mcode
Dependencies
ghdl-mcode have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install ghdl-mcode package on Debian 10 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
