Install verilator on Ubuntu: sudo apt-get install verilator
Learn how to install verilator with the command sudo apt-get install verilator on Ubuntus.
Quick installation of verilator:
Step 1: Update system:
sudo apt-get update
Step 2: Install: verilator
Ater updaing the OS run following command to install the packae:
sudo apt-get install verilator
Package Details | |
| Package: | verilator |
| Version: | 3.832-1 |
| Maintainer: | Ubuntu Developers |
| Home page: | http://www.veripool.org/wiki/verilator |
| Description: | fast free Verilog simulator Verilator is the fastest free Verilog HDL simulator, and beats many commercial simulators. It compiles synthesizable Verilog (not test-bench code!), plus some PSL, SystemVerilog and Synthesis assertions into C++ or SystemC code. It is designed for large projects where fast simulation performance is of primary concern, and is especially well suited to generate executable models of CPUs for embedded software design teams. Homepage: http://www.veripool.org/wiki/verilator |
| Distro: | Ubuntu 12.04 LTS |
| Release: | |
| Repo/Section: | universe/electronics |
How to install verilator on Ubuntu 12.04 LTS?
First of all update your system with the command:
sudo apt-get update
Above command will download the package lists for Ubuntu 12.04 LTS on your system. This will update the list of newest versions of packages and its dependencies on your system.
After downloading the latest package list with the help of above you can run the installation process.
If verilator is not installed on your compter then the command 'dpkg -L verilator' will give followin error.
deepak@deepak-VirtualBox:~$ dpkg -L verilator Package `verilator' is not installed. Use dpkg --info (= dpkg-deb --info) to examine archive files, and dpkg --contents (= dpkg-deb --contents) to list their contents. deepak@deepak-VirtualBox:~$
Installing verilator:
After system update use the following command to install verilator:
sudo apt-get install verilator
Above command will confirm before installing the package on your Ubuntu 12.04 LTS Operating System. If you are not already logged in as su, installer will ask you the root password. After completion of the installation you can use the package on your system.
How to uninstall/remove verilator from Ubuntu 12.04 LTS?
Now we will see the commands for uninstalling the verilator from Ubuntu 12.04 LTS. For uninstalling this package you can easily use the apt command and remove the package from Linux Operating System.
To remove the verilator following command is used:
sudo apt-get remove verilator
Following command is used to remove the verilator package along with its dependencies:
sudo apt-get remove --auto-remove verilator
This will remove verilator and all its dependent packages which is no longer needed in the system.
Completely removing verilator with all configuration files:
Following command should be used with care as it deletes all the configuration files and data:
sudo apt-get purge verilator
or you can use following command also:
sudo apt-get purge --auto-remove verilator
Above command will remove all the configuration files and data associated with verilator package. You can can't recover the delete data, so, use this command with care.