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Log 2 - This should be easy! (Quartus Installation)

Installing Quartus 15.1 on my Manjaro system

Software Setup Quartus 15.1
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February 2, 2026

Log 2 - This should be easy! (Quartus Installation)

FPGA Doohickey

The parts arrived! Time to test them...

I already had Quartus II 13.0 sp1 installed using Wine on my system, but it seemed to not detect my JTAG programmer module. After some research, I found out that the Wine install seemed to not be able to speak with my JTAG module, so I decided to install the native Linux version. I settled on an upgrade up to Quartus 15.1, as it seemed to have better Linux support and support for both the JTAG module v1 and v2, if needed. Basically, it was the Minecraft 1.7.10 of Quartus versions.

I first thought of keeping the Wine version, but the jtag daemon, which uses port 1309, could only run on one instance at a time, and the Wine version kept taking over the port whenever I ran the Wine version. So, I uninstalled the Wine version and started to install the native Linux version.

  • Quartus Prime Web Edition [Link]
  • Quartus Prime Lite (Offline Install) Edition [Link]

I started by trying to install the web edition of Quartus 15.1 (see above), but the installer kept crashing around ~95% with a segmentation fault. My first (okay, third) instinct was to look for an offline installer, which I found on the same website (see above). From the site, I went to the individual files section and downloaded the QuartusLiteSetup-15.1.0.185-linux.run file, alongside the files for the Cyclone IV device support (cyclone-15.1.0.185.qdz). Following the website instructions, I placed the downloaded .run file in a temporary folder with the .qdz file, and made the files executable using
chmod +x *.run.
Then, I ran the installer using
sudo ./QuartusLiteSetup-15.1.0.185-linux.run
and followed the installation instructions. It did bring up licensing, but that window is more of a suggestion than anything - just press "ok" 2 times and move on. All installed! Let's test the JTAG programmer...