Specifications

CHAPTER 1: INSTALLING THE QUARTUS II SOFTWARE
INTRODUCTION
ALTERA CORPORATION INSTALLATION & LICENSING FOR LINUX WORKSTATIONS ■ 2
Introduction
This chapter describes the requirements and procedures for installing the
Quartus II software and related software, which is available from the
Download Center of the Altera website, and the Altera Complete Design
Suite for Linux, which is available by request on a DVD-ROM.
You can download the following software from the Download Center of the
Altera website:
■ Quartus II Subscription Edition Software v8.1 for Linux Workstations
(includes device information and IP Library)
■ ModelSim-Altera v6.3g_p1 for Quartus II v8.1 for Linux Workstations
■ Nios II Embedded Design Suite for Linux Workstations
The Altera Complete Design Suite for Linux version 8.1 DVD-ROM includes
all of the software in the preceeding list.
Quartus II Software System
Requirements
Your system must meet the following minimum requirements:
Hardware
■ One of the following workstations:
– Intel Pentium III or compatible processor-based PC operating at
450 MHz or faster with 256 MB of system memory, running Red
Hat Enterprise Linux 4.0 or 5.0; CentOS-4 or CentOS-5; or SUSE
Linux Enterprise Server 9 (for 32-bit Linux workstations).
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Running the Quartus II Software on 32-bit Linux Workstations
32-bit Linux workstations are capable of running the 32-bit version of the Quartus
II software with access to virtual memory of up to 4 GB. If your Quartus II project
requires addressability of virtual memory greater than 4 GB, you must use the 64-
bit version of the Quartus II software on a 64-bit Linux workstation.