Installation

1. Save the downloaded 12.1 archive anywhere (it's just the setup/install files)
2. Extract the archive (right click -> Extract here)
3. Open a terminal (Ctrl + Alt + t), navigate to the folder, and run xsetup as root:

   cd Xilinx_ISE_DS_Lin_12.1_M.53d.0.4/sudo ./xsetup

4. Follow the instructions in the setup wizard that pops up, and use the default install location

 

 

run_ise.sh Script and Adding the Launcher to the Applications Menu

1. Create a new file in your home folder, run_ise.sh, containing:

   #!/bin/bashISE_DS_DIR=/opt/Xilinx/12.1/ISE_DScd "$ISE_DS_DIR"source "$ISE_DS_DIR"/settings64.shexport LANG=''  # reset locale to English to fix decimal/comma seperation"$ISE_DS_DIR"/ISE/bin/lin64/ise

2. Make the run_ise.sh script executable:

   chmod u+x run_ise.sh