Installing OpenLane

Download a OpenLane.ova with presinstalled Debian 12 and install the OpenLane. If you will have problem with installation you can download OpenLaneWorkshops.ova with preinstalled OpenLane environment.

Virtual machine login details:

User:debian
Password:debian

Packages and system configuration

Install required packages and add the user to docker group.

sudo apt update
sudo apt install git docker.io python3-venv build-essential -y
sudo usermod -aG docker $USER
systemctl reboot

OpenLane

Install OpenLane directly from a git repository and make a test to be sure that everything was installed correctly.

cd ~
git clone https://github.com/The-OpenROAD-Project/OpenLane
cd OpenLane
git reset --hard e73fb3c5
make
make test

Note

Every time you want to use OpenLane in a new terminal, type make mount in OpenLane directory. This runs OpenLane’s environment.