How To Install fpga-icestorm on Ubuntu
Posted on April 1, 2023 (Last modified on May 20, 2023 )
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Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install fpga-icestorm on Ubuntu.
What is fpga-icestorm
fpga-icestorm is:
Project IceStorm aims at documenting the bitstream format of Lattice iCE40 FPGAs and providing simple tools for analyzing and creating bitstream files.
The focus of the project is on the iCE40 LP/HX 1K/4K/8K chips. The iCE40 UltraPlus parts are also supported, including DSPs, oscillators, RGB and SPRAM. iCE40 LM, Ultra and UltraLite parts are not yet supported.
This package contains multiple tools needed to handle the bitstream.
There are three methods to install fpga-icestorm on Ubuntu. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install fpga-icestorm Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install fpga-icestorm using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install fpga-icestorm
Install fpga-icestorm Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install fpga-icestorm using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install fpga-icestorm
Install fpga-icestorm 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 fpga-icestorm using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install fpga-icestorm
How To Uninstall fpga-icestorm on Ubuntu
To uninstall only the fpga-icestorm package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove fpga-icestorm
Uninstall fpga-icestorm And Its Dependencies
To uninstall fpga-icestorm and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove fpga-icestorm
Remove fpga-icestorm Configurations and Data
To remove fpga-icestorm configuration and data from Ubuntu we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge fpga-icestorm
Remove fpga-icestorm configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove fpga-icestorm configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge fpga-icestorm
Dependencies
fpga-icestorm have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install fpga-icestorm package on Ubuntu using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.