How To Install fpgatools on Ubuntu 22.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install fpgatools on Ubuntu 22.04.
What is fpgatools
fpgatools is:
fpgatools is a toolchain to program field-programmable gate array (FPGA). The only supported chip at this time is the xc6slx9, a cheap but powerful 45nm-generation chip with about 2400 LUTs, block ram and multiply-accumulate devices.
There are three methods to install fpgatools on Ubuntu 22.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install fpgatools Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install fpgatools using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install fpgatools
Install fpgatools Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install fpgatools using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install fpgatools
Install fpgatools 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 Ubuntu. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.
sudo aptitude update
After updating apt database, We can install fpgatools using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install fpgatools
How To Uninstall fpgatools on Ubuntu 22.04
To uninstall only the fpgatools package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove fpgatools
Uninstall fpgatools And Its Dependencies
To uninstall fpgatools and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 22.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove fpgatools
Remove fpgatools Configurations and Data
To remove fpgatools configuration and data from Ubuntu 22.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge fpgatools
Remove fpgatools configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove fpgatools configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge fpgatools
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install fpgatools package on Ubuntu 22.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
