How To Install opensta on Ubuntu 22.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install opensta on Ubuntu 22.04. opensta is Gate-level Static Timing Analyzer

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install opensta on Ubuntu 22.04.

What is opensta

opensta 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.

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

sudo apt-get -y install opensta

Install opensta Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install opensta

Install opensta 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 opensta using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install opensta

How To Uninstall opensta on Ubuntu 22.04

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

sudo apt-get remove opensta

Uninstall opensta And Its Dependencies

To uninstall opensta and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 22.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove opensta

Remove opensta Configurations and Data

To remove opensta configuration and data from Ubuntu 22.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge opensta

Remove opensta configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge opensta

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install opensta package on Ubuntu 22.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.