How To Install libfpga0 on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install libfpga0 on Kali Linux. libfpga0 is libraries of fpgatools

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libfpga0 on Kali Linux.

What is libfpga0

libfpga0 is:

fpgatools is a toolchain to program field-programmable gate arrays (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.

This package provides a shared library for small independent command line utilities contributing to the fpgatools.

  • plain C, no C++
  • simple Makefiles
  • text-based file formats
  • automatic test suite

There are three methods to install libfpga0 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 libfpga0 Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libfpga0 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libfpga0

Install libfpga0 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libfpga0 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libfpga0

Install libfpga0 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 libfpga0 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libfpga0

How To Uninstall libfpga0 on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the libfpga0 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libfpga0

Uninstall libfpga0 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libfpga0 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libfpga0

Remove libfpga0 Configurations and Data

To remove libfpga0 configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libfpga0

Remove libfpga0 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libfpga0 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libfpga0

Dependencies

libfpga0 have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libfpga0 package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.