InstallSoftware20
For archival purposes the install instructions for older packages are linked below. Use the instructions on this page to install newest version NetFPGA package.
NetFPGA Package 1.0 Install_Software_1.0
NetFPGA Package 1.2 Install_Software_1.2
- Log in as root or 'su -' to root
- Install the RPMforge repository.
CentOS 5 wiki documentation on installing RPMforge
- Install NetFPGA yum repository and GPG Key
rpm -Uhv http://netfpga.org/yum/el5/RPMS/noarch/netfpga-repo-1-1_CentOS5.noarch.rpm
- Next run the following command to install the NetFPGA base package
yum install netfpga-base
- Note that there may be some dependencies. Select 'y' to install these dependent packages.
- From release 2.0.0 and beyond the Java GUI has been split into its own package. To install this package follow the Java GUI Install
Run the following script to copy the entire NF2 directory into your account (typically: /root/NF2). WARNING: Running this command WILL overwrite any existing NF2 directory or files in your user account! If you have files that you want to preserve, 'mv' your NF2 directory to another location, such as NF2_backup.
To copy the NetFPGA directory and set the environment variables run the following command
/usr/local/NF2/lib/scripts/user_account_setup/user_account_setup.pl
It also adds the following environment variables to your .bashrc file.
*NF2_ROOT
*NF2_DESIGN_DIR
*NF2_WORK_DIR
*PYTHONPATH
*PERL5LIB
Reboot your machine in order to finalize the installation.