This post lists suggestions, requirements and download links for Vivado, SDK and PetaLinuxTools 2018.1.
Summary
You'll download 24 GB of installers to work with the ZC706 on Linux
Vivado (16.89 GB) + SDK WebInstall (100.53 MB) + the full SDK install (1.22 GB)+ PetaLinux Tools (6.21 GB) + ZC706 (106.62MB)
You can elect to download the entire SDK installer before your install it
@ 2 MB/sec it takes about 1 hour
SDK uses 9.04 GB of diskspace (+ the 100.53 MB + 1.22 GB installation)
Which OS Should I Use?
Choose Ubuntu Linux 16.04.3 to run PetaLinux Tools, Vivado and the SDK
Download 64-bit PC (AMD64) desktop image from [link] (1.48 GB)
All 16.04.3 downloads are at: http://old-releases.ubuntu.com/releases/16.04.3/
How should I configure my VM?
6 GB RAM
200 GB VMDK Disk
Name: project-ubuntu-16.04.3-desktop-amd64-6GB-RAM-200GB-Disk
Download VirtualBox @ 5.2.12 at [link], the Extension Pack at [link]
Documentation
Comment on Requirements
I've run 2017.4 on an Oracle VirtualBox VM with 4 GB of memory on a machine described at [link
All Downloads
At [link]
Vivado, SDK, PetaLinux Tools, SDSoC, SDAccel, ISE, Device Models and CAE Vendor Library
Vivado + SDK + PetaLinux Tools Documentation
UG1165 (v2018.1) April 4, 2018, Zynq-7000 All Programmable SoC: Embedded Design Tutorial, A Hands-On Guide to Effective Embedded System Design at [link] (validated with 2017.3 but reported to work with newer versions)
Vivado 2018.1
Embedded Development 2018.1
At [link]
SDK
SDK 2018.1 WebInstall for Windows 64 (EXE - 51.18 MB) at [link]
SDK 2018.1 WebInstall for Linux 64 (BIN - 100.53 MB) at [link]
Documentation
Using Xilinx SDK at [link]
PetaLinux Tools
PetaLinux 2018.1 Installer (TAR/GZIP - 6.21GB) at [link]
Documentation
Embedded Desing Hub - PetaLinux Tools at [link]
UG1144 (v2018.1) April 18, 2018, PetaLinux Tools Documentation, Reference Guide at [link]
UG1157 (v2018.1) April 18, 2018, PetaLinux Tools Documentation, PetaLinux Command Line Reference at [link]
Zynq-7000
ZC702 BSP (BSP - 104.74MB) at [link]
ZC706 BSP (BSP - 106.62MB) at [link]
ZED BSP (BSP - 106.52MB) at [link]
AC701 BSP (BSP - 570.73MB) at [link]
KCU105 BSP (BSP - 354.09MB) at [link]
KC705 BSP (BSP - 529.09MB) at [link]
Zynq UltraScale+ MPSoC
ZCU102 BSP (prod-silicon) (BSP - 598.21MB) at [link]
ZCU102 ZU9 ES2 Rev 1.0 BSP (BSP - 598.28MB) at [link]
ZCU104 BSP (BSP - 1.17GB) at [link]
ZCU106 BSP (BSP - 1.15GB) at [link]
Additional Info
Vivado, PetaLinux Tools and SDK System Requirements
PetaLinux Tools 2018.1 runs on (as stated)
Ubuntu Linux 16.04.3 (64-bit) and other Linux distros
CPU Speed
2 GHz CPU clock or equivalent (minimum of 8 cores)
RAM
8 GB RAM (recommended minimum for Xilinx tools)
HDD
100 GB free
Vivado 2018.1 runs on
Ubuntu Linux 16.04.3 LTS (64-bit) and other Linux distros
RAM
Requirements at [link]
Example
For the XC7Z045-2FFG900 C SoC on the ZC706 Vivado typically needs 3 GB, Max 5 GB
Note: Unless you need a bigger part, you may be better off using a smaller part because builds complete more quickly, there are less memory requirements, etc...
SDK 2018.1 runs on
Ubuntu Linux 16.04.2 LTS (64-bit)
I suspect it also runs on 16.04.3
Windows 7 SP1 (64-bit), Windows 8.1 (64-bit), Windows 10 Pro (64-bit)
CPU Speed
2.2 GHz minimum or higher; Hyper-threading (HHT) or Multi-core recommended.
Processor
Intel Pentium 4, Intel Core Duo, or Xeon Processors; SSE2 minimum
RAM
2 GB or higher
Install Size
36.14 GB were required to install Vivado HL Design Edition and the SDK on Linux
Reference
The Xilinx graphic is from [link]