quirky vivado for linux

getting stuck when installing vivado on linux? letting it run overnight but no change in install progress bar?

well, vivado installer don't check for required libraries, and don't install them for u :) well, linux's all about diy?

in essence, these are the required library for :

  • installer

    • libncurses5
  • vivado app

    • libtinfo5

vivado downloads

library : installer

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please note that this is test for the following linux distributions

  • ubuntu 20.04, 22.04 & variants
## ubuntu / debian install
sudo apt update
sudo apt install libncurses5
sudo apt install libtinfo5
sudo apt install libncurses5-dev libncursesw5-dev
sudo apt install ncurses-compat-libs

library : vivado app

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## ubuntu / debian install
sudo apt update
sudo apt install libtinfo5

hope you have fun :)

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