How To Install nextpnr-ice40-qt on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install nextpnr-ice40-qt on Kali Linux. nextpnr-ice40-qt is FPGA place and route tool for Lattice iCE40 - with GUI

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install nextpnr-ice40-qt on Kali Linux.

What is nextpnr-ice40-qt

nextpnr-ice40-qt is:

nextpnr aims to be a vendor neutral, timing driven, FOSS FPGA place and route tool.

nextpnr-ice40 is to be used for Lattice iCE40 FPGAs and uses fpga-icestorm to achieve that.

This package can perform place-and-route for Lattice iCE40 devices and includes the QT GUI.

There are three methods to install nextpnr-ice40-qt 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-ice40-qt 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-ice40-qt using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install nextpnr-ice40-qt

Install nextpnr-ice40-qt Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install nextpnr-ice40-qt using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install nextpnr-ice40-qt

Install nextpnr-ice40-qt 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-ice40-qt using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install nextpnr-ice40-qt

How To Uninstall nextpnr-ice40-qt on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the nextpnr-ice40-qt package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove nextpnr-ice40-qt

Uninstall nextpnr-ice40-qt And Its Dependencies

To uninstall nextpnr-ice40-qt and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove nextpnr-ice40-qt

Remove nextpnr-ice40-qt Configurations and Data

To remove nextpnr-ice40-qt configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge nextpnr-ice40-qt

Remove nextpnr-ice40-qt configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove nextpnr-ice40-qt configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge nextpnr-ice40-qt

Dependencies

nextpnr-ice40-qt have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install nextpnr-ice40-qt package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.