Install Vitis/Vivado

Instructions on how to install Vivado 2020.1 under Ubuntu Linux 20.04.

1. Install dependencies (because https://support.xilinx.com/s/article/76616?language=en_US)

   sudo apt-get install libtinfo5
   

2. Install software (in batch mode because of https://bbs.archlinux.org/viewtopic.php?id=256564)
   Download Xilinx Unified Installer 2021.1: Linux Self Extracting Web Installer from https://www.xilinx.com/support/download.html. Then

   ./Xilinx_Unified_2020.1_0602_1208_Lin64.bin --noexec --target .
   ./xsetup -b AuthTokenGen
   ./xsetup -b ConfigGen
   # edit ~/.Xilinx.install_config.txt changing unwanted options to :0
   ./xsetup --batch Install --agree XilinxEULA,3rdPartyEULA,WebTalkTerms --location /opt/Xilinx --config ~/.Xilinx/install_config.txt
   

3. Install licence server
   From https://www.xilinx.com/support/download.html download Floating Server Tools Linux (Flex v11.17.2.0) and unzip into /opt/Xilinx/license. Generate and put Xilinx.lic in same directory. Then

   sudo apt-get install lsb
   sudo adduser xilinx	# create xilinx user
   chmod -R xilinx.xilinx /opt/Xilinx
   mkdir -p /usr/tmp/.flexlm	# needed for license server
   chmod -R xilinx.xilinx /usr/tmp/.flexlm
   sudo su - xilinx
   /opt/Xilinx/license/lin_flexlm_v11.17.2.0/lnx64.o/lmgrd -c /opt/Xilinx/license/Xilinx.lic -l /opt/Xilinx/license/Xilinx.log
   tail Xilinx.log
   

   You should get:

   15:01:59 (xilinxd) Starting diagnostics port listener thread (DPLT)
   15:01:59 (xilinxd) Starting diagnostics output thread (DRQT)
   15:01:59 (xilinxd) DPLT: running
   15:01:59 (xilinxd) DRQT: running
   15:01:59 (xilinxd) DPLT: waiting for logger to connect
   

4. Crontab

   sudo su - xilinx	# if not already xilinx
   crontab -e  
   

   add @reboot /opt/Xilinx/license/lin_flexlm_v11.17.2.0/lnx64.o/lmgrd -c /opt/Xilinx/license/Xilinx.lic -l /opt/Xilinx/license/Xilinx.log

5. On Linux machines using the floating license server:

   export [email protected]
   

   Under Windows you can use the Xilinx License Configuration Manager (XLCM) to set the XILINXD_LICENSE_FILE variable.