How To Install gqrx-sdr on Debian 10

Learn how to install gqrx-sdr on Debian 10 with this tutorial. gqrx-sdr is Software defined radio receiver

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install gqrx-sdr on Debian 10.

What is gqrx-sdr

gqrx-sdr is:

Gqrx supports many of the SDR hardware available, including Funcube Dongles, rtl-sdr, HackRF and USRP devices.

Includes AM, SSB, FM-N and FM-W (mono and stereo) demodulators, and Special FM mode for NOAA APT. Displays FFT plot and spectrum waterfall.

It is powered by GNU Radio and the Qt GUI toolkit.

There are three methods to install gqrx-sdr on Debian 10. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install gqrx-sdr Using apt-get

Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install gqrx-sdr using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install gqrx-sdr

Install gqrx-sdr Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install gqrx-sdr using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install gqrx-sdr

Install gqrx-sdr Using aptitude

If you want to follow this method, you might need to install aptitude first since aptitude is usually not installed by default on Debian. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.

sudo aptitude update

After updating apt database, We can install gqrx-sdr using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install gqrx-sdr

How To Uninstall gqrx-sdr on Debian 10

To uninstall only the gqrx-sdr package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove gqrx-sdr

Uninstall gqrx-sdr And Its Dependencies

To uninstall gqrx-sdr and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 10, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove gqrx-sdr

Remove gqrx-sdr Configurations and Data

To remove gqrx-sdr configuration and data from Debian 10 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge gqrx-sdr

Remove gqrx-sdr configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove gqrx-sdr configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge gqrx-sdr

Dependencies

gqrx-sdr have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install gqrx-sdr package on Debian 10 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.