4.4.3.2 Performing a GUI Installation on Linux Operating Systems

When you install Libero SoC Design Suite on a Linux operating system, you can choose to download the full installer or just the executable file. Installing the full installer allows you to place the software on removable media, and then install it on Linux machines located in secure environments.
Attention: Certain Linux operating systems might require you to install dependent libraries. If the installer finds these libraries missing, it alerts you to the missing libraries, and then installs them automatically. You must have admin privileges to install the packages.

The following procedure describes how to perform a GUI installation on a Linux operating system.

Important: For users who prefer to install Libero without connection to the internet, save the full (non-web) Libero installer to a local drive, and then run the installation.
  1. Make sure your hard drive has at least 25 GB of available disk space.
  2. Navigate to the Download Software page.
  3. Under Libero SoC Design Suite, click Latest Software.
  4. Scroll down the page until you see Linux Installers, and then perform one of the following steps:
    • To download only the executable file, click the Linux Web Installer option.
    • To download the full installer, click the Linux Full Installer option.
  5. To verify your software downloads using MD5 and SHA256 checksums, issue the following commands at the command prompt:
    • MD5: % md5sum <path_to_installer>
    • SHA256: % sha256sum <path_to_installer>
  6. Launch the installation:
    • If you downloaded the Libero installation executable file, double-click it and follow the prompts to complete the installation.
    • If you downloaded the full installer, unzip the file in a new folder, and then open the folder, double-click the .sh file, and follow the prompts to complete the installation.
  7. To verify your Libero installation, find the script in the ./scripts/sample folder and run it through the Libero SoC design flow.