Installation Requirements - 2024.2 English - UG1742

Vitis Release Notes And Installation Guide (UG1742)

Document ID
UG1742
Release Date
2025-03-17
Version
2024.2 English

The AMD Vitis™ unified software platform consists of an integrated design environment (IDE) for interactive project development, and command-line tools for scripted or manual application development.

To install and run on a PC, your system must meet the following minimum requirements.

Table 1. Application Acceleration Development Flow Minimum System Requirements
Component Requirement
Development

(Build Machine OS)

Deployment (Host OS)

Enabled via XRT

Operating system Linux, 64-bit:
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation/Server 7/CentOS: 7.9
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation/Server: 8.8, 8.9, 8.10
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation/Server: 9.2, 9.3, 9.4
  • AlmaLinux: 8.7, 8.10, 9.1, 9.4
  • Ubuntu 20.04.5 LTS, 20.04.6 LTS
  • Ubuntu 22.04.1 LTS, 22.04.2 LTS, 22.04.3 LTS, 22.04.4 LTS
  • Ubuntu 24.04 LTS
  • Amazon Linux 2 AL2 LTS

Windows, 64-bit for Embedded Software and HLS Development:

  • Windows 10: 22H2
  • Windows 11: 23H2
For on-premise acceleration (Alveo Data Center accelerator cards):
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation/Server 7/CentOS: 7.9
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation/Server: 8.8, 8.9, 8.10
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation/Server: 9.2, 9.3, 9.4
  • AlmaLinux: 8.7, 8.10, 9.1, 9.4
  • Ubuntu 20.04.5 LTS, 20.04.6 LTS
  • Ubuntu 22.04.1 LTS, 22.04.2 LTS, 22.04.3 LTS, 22.04.4 LTS
  • Ubuntu 24.04 LTS
  • Amazon Linux 2 AL2 LTS
  • Linux in VM on Windows Server 2019
For edge acceleration (embedded platforms):
  • PetaLinux 2024.2
System memory For Alveo cards: 64 GB (80 GB is recommended)

For embedded: 32 GB

Internet connection Required for downloading drivers and utilities.
Hard disk space 150 GB
Note: The Vitis application acceleration development flow is not supported for the Windows OS. However, the Vitis IDE runs on Windows OS to support both the embedded software flow, and high-level synthesis (HLS) development flow.
Note: Amazon Linux 2 AL2 LTS does not support AI Engine development.
Table 2. Embedded Software Development Flow Minimum System Requirements
Component Requirement
Development

(Build Machine OS)

Operating system Linux, 64-bit:
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation/Server 7/CentOS: 7.9
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation/Server: 8.8, 8.9, 8.10
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation/Server: 9.2, 9.3, 9.4
  • AlmaLinux: 8.7, 8.10, 9.1, 9.4
  • Ubuntu 20.04.5 LTS, 20.04.6 LTS
  • Ubuntu 22.04.1 LTS, 22.04.2 LTS, 22.04.3 LTS, 22.04.4 LTS
  • Ubuntu 24.04 LTS
  • Amazon Linux 2 AL2 LTS
  • SUSE Enterprise Linux 15.4

Windows, 64-bit:

  • Windows 10: 22H2
  • Windows 11: 23H2
System memory 32 GB (64 GB is recommended)
Internet connection Required for downloading drivers and utilities.
Hard disk space
  • Full Vitis installation: 200GB
  • Vitis Embedded Development: 25GB

Operating System End-of-life Announcement

The following operating systems will not be supported in the next release of the Vitis Software Platform. Recommend upgrade to latest operating system as early as possible.

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation/Server 7/CentOS: 7.9
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation/Server: 8.8, 8.9
  • AlmaLinux: 8.7, 9.1
  • Ubuntu 20.04.5 LTS, 20.04.6 LTS
  • Ubuntu 22.04.1 LTS