Installed Xilinx Vivado on Ubuntu 18.04

Installing Xilinx on Ubuntu 18.04:

1. Download the binary from the Xilinx Site (posted 01/26, check downloads page for new versions)

2. Run the Installer with root-permissions (sudo chmod +x installer file; sudo ./installer file)

3. Do not change the default install location. If you do, change the commands in Step 8 to match the install location.

4. Select Xilinx, Webpack version when asked for the products you are installing.

5. Ensure you have installed the correct boards (Nexys A7 - Artix 7 processor for this class)

6. Allow the installer to proceed. When complete return.

7. Open a terminal

8. Do the following:

• At the end of the file insert: (Change the version number -- 2019.2 -- below as necessary). This will allow you to run the tool from terminal.

• To make the application searchable from the system search function, continue to the following steps.

• Put the following into the text editor.

Log out and back in to allow changes to take effect.