How To Install libxrt-utils on Debian 12
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libxrt-utils on Debian 12.
What is libxrt-utils
libxrt-utils is:
Xilinx Runtime library (XRT) is an open-source easy to use software stack that facilitates management and usage of field-programmable gate array (FPGA) / Adaptive Compute Acceleration Platform (ACAP) devices. Users use familiar programming languages like C/C++ or Python to write host code which uses XRT to interact with FPGA/ACAP device. XRT exports well defined set of software APIs that work across PCIe based datacenter platforms and ZYNQ UltraScale+ MPSoC/Versal ACAP based embedded platforms. XRT is a combination of userspace and kernel driver components.
This package contains a utilities from the xrt project.
There are three methods to install libxrt-utils on Debian 12. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install libxrt-utils Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libxrt-utils using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libxrt-utils
Install libxrt-utils Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libxrt-utils using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libxrt-utils
Install libxrt-utils 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 libxrt-utils using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libxrt-utils
How To Uninstall libxrt-utils on Debian 12
To uninstall only the libxrt-utils package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libxrt-utils
Uninstall libxrt-utils And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libxrt-utils and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libxrt-utils
Remove libxrt-utils Configurations and Data
To remove libxrt-utils configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libxrt-utils
Remove libxrt-utils configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libxrt-utils configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libxrt-utils
Dependencies
libxrt-utils have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libxrt-utils package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
