How To Install ixo-usb-jtag on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install ixo-usb-jtag on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is ixo-usb-jtag
ixo-usb-jtag is:
This firmware allows a USB-capable microcontroller to act like an Altera USB-Blaster JTAG pod. Which in turn may allow you to use tools you’d normally use with the Altera USB-Blaster, including UrJTAG and openocd.
Supported hardware: The Cypress FX2 EZ-USB family, or an FTDI FT245 in combination with a CPLD. Builds are included for the hdmi2usb project’s boards (Digilet Nexys, Nexys2, Atlys and Numato Opsis).
There are three methods to install ixo-usb-jtag on Ubuntu 18.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install ixo-usb-jtag Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install ixo-usb-jtag using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install ixo-usb-jtag
Install ixo-usb-jtag Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install ixo-usb-jtag using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install ixo-usb-jtag
Install ixo-usb-jtag 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 Ubuntu. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.
sudo aptitude update
After updating apt database, We can install ixo-usb-jtag using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install ixo-usb-jtag
How To Uninstall ixo-usb-jtag on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the ixo-usb-jtag package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove ixo-usb-jtag
Uninstall ixo-usb-jtag And Its Dependencies
To uninstall ixo-usb-jtag and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove ixo-usb-jtag
Remove ixo-usb-jtag Configurations and Data
To remove ixo-usb-jtag configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge ixo-usb-jtag
Remove ixo-usb-jtag configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove ixo-usb-jtag configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge ixo-usb-jtag
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install ixo-usb-jtag package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
