How To Install libfreehdl0-dev on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libfreehdl0-dev on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is libfreehdl0-dev
libfreehdl0-dev is:
This is a free VHDL simulator with these features:
- Has a graphical waveform viewer.
- Has a source level debugger.
- Is VHDL-93 compliant.
The development headers are needed to compile simulations, not only to build freehdl based applications.
There are three methods to install libfreehdl0-dev 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 libfreehdl0-dev Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libfreehdl0-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libfreehdl0-dev
Install libfreehdl0-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libfreehdl0-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libfreehdl0-dev
Install libfreehdl0-dev 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 libfreehdl0-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libfreehdl0-dev
How To Uninstall libfreehdl0-dev on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the libfreehdl0-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libfreehdl0-dev
Uninstall libfreehdl0-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libfreehdl0-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libfreehdl0-dev
Remove libfreehdl0-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libfreehdl0-dev configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libfreehdl0-dev
Remove libfreehdl0-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libfreehdl0-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libfreehdl0-dev
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libfreehdl0-dev package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
