How To Install nextpnr-generic on Kali Linux
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install nextpnr-generic
on Kali Linux.
What is nextpnr-generic
nextpnr-generic is:
nextpnr aims to be a vendor neutral, timing driven, FOSS FPGA place and route tool.
nextpnr-generic allows running placement and routing for arbitrary custom architectures. It is more experimental than nextpnr-ice40.
There are three methods to install nextpnr-generic
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 nextpnr-generic Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get
using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install nextpnr-generic
using apt-get
by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install nextpnr-generic
Install nextpnr-generic Using apt
Update apt database with apt
using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install nextpnr-generic
using apt
by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install nextpnr-generic
Install nextpnr-generic 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 nextpnr-generic
using aptitude
by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install nextpnr-generic
How To Uninstall nextpnr-generic on Kali Linux
To uninstall only the nextpnr-generic
package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove nextpnr-generic
Uninstall nextpnr-generic And Its Dependencies
To uninstall nextpnr-generic
and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove nextpnr-generic
Remove nextpnr-generic Configurations and Data
To remove nextpnr-generic
configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge nextpnr-generic
Remove nextpnr-generic configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove nextpnr-generic
configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge nextpnr-generic
Dependencies
nextpnr-generic have the following dependencies:
- libboost-filesystem1.74.0
- libboost-program-options1.74.0
- libboost-thread1.74.0
- libc6
- libgcc-s1
- libpython3.9
- libstdc++6
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install nextpnr-generic
package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt
, apt-get
and aptitude
.