How to Install and Uninstall fpgatools Package on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

Last updated: March 17,2025

1. Install "fpgatools" package

This guide let you learn how to install fpgatools on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
                fpgatools
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "fpgatools" package

Please follow the step by step instructions below to uninstall fpgatools on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                fpgatools
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the fpgatools package on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

Package: fpgatools
Architecture: amd64
Version: 0.0+201212-1build0.1
Priority: extra
Section: universe/utils
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Xiangfu Liu
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 32
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.4), libfpga0 (= 0.0+201212-1build0.1)
Filename: pool/universe/f/fpgatools/fpgatools_0.0+201212-1build0.1_amd64.deb
Size: 6078
MD5sum: 3baa56fb91d44472dab84f203875ffaa
SHA1: 23c9e8479a545458832dee5fda6ec7e78932a694
SHA256: be3339898a1851e4b75ec4c7aaaf1ec73ecca67ecaa81b982447505faf12575e
SHA512: f15537fe1e4e9efc7c141c3da422e10cc659e900503c8fb894a078753bcb0601230b8283cbc36973ec04bd69f7aa63eed00da2121fcda7edd20c4b0195ba10c4
Homepage: https://github.com/Wolfgang-Spraul/fpgatools
Description-en: tool to program field-programmable gate arrays
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.
Description-md5: eba3f33668a9bfb50ac15843ac3edf02

Package: fpgatools
Priority: extra
Section: universe/utils
Installed-Size: 55
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Xiangfu Liu
Architecture: amd64
Version: 0.0+201212-1
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.3.4), libfpga0 (= 0.0+201212-1)
Filename: pool/universe/f/fpgatools/fpgatools_0.0+201212-1_amd64.deb
Size: 6878
MD5sum: de168142a427156bd1c699b9db6855d4
SHA1: 9c6926c452dbc13c2eec026656f04363336ff319
SHA256: 2ba0b026cc6b74ea0428bfe22f6a99b3075f5dece52a6be7306733ad5cd7ceb4
Description-en: tool to program field-programmable gate arrays
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.
Description-md5: eba3f33668a9bfb50ac15843ac3edf02
Homepage: https://github.com/Wolfgang-Spraul/fpgatools
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Origin: Ubuntu