How To Install openfpgaloader on Debian 12
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install openfpgaloader on Debian 12.
What is openfpgaloader
openfpgaloader is:
FPGAs are software-programmable reconfigurable circuits that when may implement arbitrary logics, be it to interface to other hardware as some sort of glue logic or to even outsource computations from your CPU as an accelerator. Even small FPGAs are today sufficiently capable to simulate a CPU.
This package knows how to bring the firmware that is built on a regular computer, e.g., with yosys and assorted tools, to the FPGA board, such that such a bitstream is then executed.
OpenFPGALoader is compatible with many boards, cables and FPGA from major manufacturers (Xilinx, Altera/Intel, Lattice, Gowin, Efinix, Anlogic, Cologne Chip).
There are three methods to install openfpgaloader 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 openfpgaloader Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install openfpgaloader using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install openfpgaloader
Install openfpgaloader Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install openfpgaloader using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install openfpgaloader
Install openfpgaloader 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 openfpgaloader using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install openfpgaloader
How To Uninstall openfpgaloader on Debian 12
To uninstall only the openfpgaloader package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove openfpgaloader
Uninstall openfpgaloader And Its Dependencies
To uninstall openfpgaloader and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove openfpgaloader
Remove openfpgaloader Configurations and Data
To remove openfpgaloader configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge openfpgaloader
Remove openfpgaloader configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove openfpgaloader configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge openfpgaloader
Dependencies
openfpgaloader have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install openfpgaloader package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
