How To Install opensta-dev on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install opensta-dev on Kali Linux. opensta-dev is Gate-level Static Timing Analyzer - development files

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install opensta-dev on Kali Linux.

What is opensta-dev

opensta-dev is:

After synthesis, place and route of a digital circuit, it is necessary to verify the timing of the design. OpenSTA is a tool for doing exactly that. It has a Tcl interface for entering commands for analysing designs.

It typically takes as input a verilog netlist, a liberty file, and other parasitics information from the placed and routed design.

This package contains the header files and some libraries for development.

There are three methods to install opensta-dev 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 opensta-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 opensta-dev using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install opensta-dev

Install opensta-dev Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install opensta-dev using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install opensta-dev

Install opensta-dev 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 opensta-dev using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install opensta-dev

How To Uninstall opensta-dev on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the opensta-dev package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove opensta-dev

Uninstall opensta-dev And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove opensta-dev

Remove opensta-dev Configurations and Data

To remove opensta-dev configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge opensta-dev

Remove opensta-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove opensta-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge opensta-dev

Dependencies

opensta-dev have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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