How To Install opensta-dev on Kali Linux
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 updateAfter updating apt database, We can install opensta-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install opensta-devInstall opensta-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt updateAfter updating apt database, We can install opensta-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install opensta-devInstall 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 updateAfter updating apt database, We can install opensta-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install opensta-devHow 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-devUninstall 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-devRemove 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-devRemove 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-devDependencies
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.