Turn it on and see what happens
The first full release of Ubuntu Electronics Remix has been released. Download it now.
Features
Ubuntu Electronics Remix 9.10 Karmic features:
- Try before you install with a LiveDVD.
- Electronics applications pre-installed for schematics editing, PCB design, Verilog, VHDL, embedded development and education.
- Ancillary applications for project planning and version control.
- Getting started tutorials.
- Helper scripts.
Download LiveDVD
If you have installed the beta release you do not need to download this release, just follow the upgrade instructions below.
Download the ISO using bittorrent ubuntu-electronics-remix-9.10-i386.iso.torrent or ubuntu-electronics-remix-9.10-amd64.iso.torrent
See the getting started page for details on how to use the LiveDVD image.
Upgrade
To upgrade to the Karmic release from the Karmic Beta release:
- Start Software Sources (System -> Administration -> Software Sources)
- Select the Other Software tab.
- Select http://ppa.launchpad.net/uer-developers/uertestppa/ubuntu from the list of sources and click remove.
- Go to the Launnchpad page for the stbale PPA uer-ppa and follow the insturction to add the ppa.
- Close software sources.
- Use Update Manager (System -> Administration -> Update Mange) to upgrade.
Lucid Plans
With the release of the Karmic edition of UER, the development focus has switched to the Lucid release. Full details of the plans for Lucid can be found on the UER Launchpad Blueprints page. Most of the Lucid changes will be pushed out to Karmic.
Getting Invloved
See how you can help UER on the Getting Involved page.
about 2 years ago
Hello there,
It seems you are making an ubuntu version of Fedora Electronic Lab. But what else you want to achieve in terms of electronics ? If you look at the current status in electronic world, using outdated software is pretty lame. By outdated I mean huge gap between existing design needs and use of old file formats and algorithms. I know FEL is investing time and money for liberty file support, OASIS file support, VHDL 2008 support, systemverilog support. I want to know where you want to stand in terms of opensource EDA tools, since clearly ubuntu is not an EDA Consortium compatible OS.
about 2 years ago
Hi,
Thank you for your comment.
I going to presume from your comment you are talking about ASIC / FPGA EDA rather than PCB, embedded flows. So I will concentrate may answer in this area.
UER is a Ubuntu version of FEL. I’ve prefer Ubuntu and have used it for several years and wanted to create a similar project in Ubuntu. The original idea for UER happened when I finished my PhD in microelectronics. I wanted to see what open source alternatives to commercial electronics tools where available. From embedded design to ASIC design.
FEL is an established project it has had a head start. A few applications it uses aren’t in the current Ubuntu repos, these will be added to UER as soon as possible. At some point in the near future UER will have a comparable tool set.
The aim of UER is to make using upstream (i.e. current) tools easy to setup and use for those wishing to run a Ubunu desktop and to support these tools where possible. It is not to write tools. Though of course we encourage people to help develop upstream tools. I consider my contributions to open source tools to be separate to UER.
UER doesn’t have any money to invest. The most we can do is encourage users to get involved in upstream project and promote the use of open source. I agree better open source support is needed for some file formats and newer standards.
The quality of EDA tools depends on the tool type. For embedded compilers, pcb design and educational tools. The quality is high. At ASIC level it is not. Commercial tools such as DesignCompiler take large amounts of design effort. I think an industry standard open source Cadence / Synopses is long way off. For HDL tools the quality reasonable.
Currently UER (and FEL) can easily be used by the hobbyist / student for electronics. Ubuntu can be used as an OS to deploy commercial tools, such as ISE, and for using open source editors, version control, etc and connecting to servers running commercial EDA. This is currently the aim of UER.
about 1 year ago
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