Install Platforms on Ubuntu

If you are installing these packages for use with the Vitis development environment and do not have an installed card, then you can ignore any message asking you to flash the accelerator card. However, if you are installing these packages for use with an installed accelerator card, you must follow the instructions in Getting Started with Alveo Data Center Accelerator Cards (UG1301).
IMPORTANT: Before installing platforms, you must have Xilinx Runtime installed, as described in Installing Xilinx Runtime.
  1. Download the deployment and development target platform packages for the Alveo Data Center Accelerator card you are using:
    U50
    Ubuntu 16.04
    Deployment Target Platform and Development Target Platform
    Ubuntu 18.04
    Deployment Target Platform and Development Target Platform
    U200
    Ubuntu 16.04
    Deployment Target Platform and Development Target Platform
    Ubuntu 18.04
    Deployment Target Platform and Development Target Platform
    U250
    Ubuntu 16.04
    Deployment Target Platform and Development Target Platform
    Ubuntu 18.04
    Deployment Target Platform and Development Target Platform
    U280
    Ubuntu 16.04
    Deployment Target Platform and Development Target Platform
    Ubuntu 18.04
    Deployment Target Platform and Development Target Platform
  2. To install the packages, enter the following command.
    sudo apt install <deb-dir>/<deployment_shell_filename_OS>.deb
sudo apt install <deb-dir>/<development_shell_filename_OS>.deb
    Note: <deb-dir> is the directory where you downloaded the packages to install. <OS> represents the Ubuntu operating system version (16.04 or 18.04) you are using.