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The Vitis installation process in Vivado includes unnecessary files for both Linux and Windows, resulting in wasted storage space.

Software DevelopmentSystem OptimizationApr 23, 2026score 0.482 posts · 2 replies across 2 instances
The user is criticizing the Vitis installation process in Vivado for including unnecessary files for both Linux and Windows, leading to wasted storage space. This issue highlights inefficiencies in software installation practices.

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The Vitis installation process in Vivado includes unnecessary files for both Linux and Windows, resulting in wasted storage space.
Parent: Software DevelopmentEntity: VivadoSub-entity: Vitis installationImpact: negativeDate: Apr 23, 2026Target: The Vitis installation process in Vivado includes unnecessary files for both Linux and Windows, resulting in wasted storage space.

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I don't know if this is Xilinx's fault, electrons fault, or both (likely) But the Vitis install that Vivado drags in has *both* the linux and win32 builds for it.... so there's just 1GiB of garbage that is not applicable to the system it's on
1 boosts · 0 favs · 1 replies · Apr 23, 2026
@[email protected]
I don't know if this is Xilinx's fault, electrons fault, or both (likely) But the Vitis install that Vivado drags in has *both* the linux and win32 builds for it.... so there's just 1GiB of garbage that is not applicable to the system it's on
0 boosts · 0 favs · 1 replies · Apr 23, 2026