Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install arachne-pnr on Ubuntu 20.04.
What is arachne-pnr
arachne-pnr is:
Arachne-pnr implements the place and route step of the hardware compilation
process for FPGAs. It accepts as input a technology-mapped netlist in BLIF
format, as output by the Yosys synthesis suite for example. It currently
targets the Lattice Semiconductor iCE40 family of FPGAs. Its output is a
textual bitstream representation for assembly by the IceStorm icepack command.
The output of icepack is a binary bitstream which can be uploaded to a hardware
device.
Together, Yosys, arachne-pnr and IceStorm provide an fully open-source
Verilog-to-bistream tool chain for iCE40 1K and 8K FPGA development.
There are three methods to install arachne-pnr on Ubuntu 20.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install arachne-pnr Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install arachne-pnr using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install arachne-pnr
Install arachne-pnr Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install arachne-pnr using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install arachne-pnr
Install arachne-pnr 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 arachne-pnr using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install arachne-pnr
How To Uninstall arachne-pnr on Ubuntu 20.04
To uninstall only the arachne-pnr package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove arachne-pnr
Uninstall arachne-pnr And Its Dependencies
To uninstall arachne-pnr and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 20.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove arachne-pnr
Remove arachne-pnr Configurations and Data
To remove arachne-pnr configuration and data from Ubuntu 20.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge arachne-pnr
Remove arachne-pnr configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove arachne-pnr configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge arachne-pnr
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install arachne-pnr package on Ubuntu 20.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
