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Hacking the 2018.2 PetaLinux Tools Installer

Updated: May 14, 2023




This post shows some ways to hack petalinux-v2018.2-final-installer.run


Hacks


Pull Out the Bash Script


Print the Line Where the Tarball Starts


Extract the Tarball from the Installer to the Current Directory


Install PetaLinux Tools


Note: this sequence assumes your executing from the directory of the extracted the built-in tarball


1. Type:

2. Type Control-C

3. PetaLinux will then install



References

  • Awk One-Liners Explained, Part I: File Spacing, Numbering and Calculations at [link]

  • man awk, awk --version is GNU Awk 4.1.3, API: 1.1 (GNU MPFR 3.1.4, GNU MP 6.1.0)

  • Answer to awk + print lines from the first line until match word on StackExchange at [link]

  • Awk at [link]

  • How to Write AWK Commans and Scripts at [link]

  • Xilinx logo found via https://twitter.com/xilinxinc at [link]

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