Specifications

CHAPTER 1: INSTALLING THE QUARTUS II SOFTWARE
QUARTUS II SOFTWARE SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS
3 ■ INSTALLATION & LICENSING FOR LINUX WORKSTATIONS ALTERA CORPORATION
– AMD64 processor or Intel EM64T processor or compatible
processor-based PC with 1 GB memory, running Red Hat
Enterprise Linux 4.0 or 5.0; CentOS-4 and CentOS-5; or SUSE
Linux Enterprise Server 9 (for 64-bit Linux workstations).
■ Adequate disk space, as described in the readme.txt file, which is
located in the top-level directory of the Altera Complete Design Suite
DVD-ROM. After installation, the readme.txt file is available from the
Quartus II Help menu and in the Altera Complete Design Suite system
directory
.
■
ISO 9660–compatible DVD-ROM drive (DVD-ROM installation only).
■ Color monitor.
Cables and Ports
■ 10/100 Mb Ethernet connection for connecting anEthernetBlaster
download cable.
■ Serial port for connecting a MasterBlaster
™
communications cable.
■ USB port for connecting a USB-Blaster
™
download cable.
■ Parallel port for connecting a ByteBlasterMV
™
parallel port download
cable.
Software
■ The kde or gnome window manager (must be the version that is
included with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4.0 or 5.0 or SUSE Linux
Enterprise Server 9).
■ The native XServer software for Linux platforms, which is required
when running the Quartus II software.
■ Hummingbird Exceed XServer software is required if you want to
make the Quartus II software accessible by a Linux workstation over a
network.
■ A web browser with an Internet connection is required for using
Quartus II software Internet resources. Firefox, version 2.0 or later, or
Microsoft Internet Explorer browser, version 5.0 or later, is required.
■ Flash Player 7.0 with Mozilla 1.2 or later, for use of the Quartus II
Interactive Tutorial.
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For Information About Refer To
Specific disk space and memory
requirements
The readme.txt file, which is located in the
top-level directory of the Altera Complete
Design Suite DVD-ROM. After installation,
the readme.txt file is available from the
Quartus II Help menu and in the Quartus II
system directory