How To Install libairspyhf0 on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libairspyhf0 on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is libairspyhf0
libairspyhf0 is:
Airspy HF+ is an open source Software Defined Radio that can receive 9 kHZ to 31 MHz and 60 MHz to 260 MHz. It is a High Speed USB device powered by the USB bus.
This package contains the shared library.
There are three methods to install libairspyhf0 on Ubuntu 18.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install libairspyhf0 Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libairspyhf0 using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libairspyhf0
Install libairspyhf0 Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libairspyhf0 using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libairspyhf0
Install libairspyhf0 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 Ubuntu. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.
sudo aptitude update
After updating apt database, We can install libairspyhf0 using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libairspyhf0
How To Uninstall libairspyhf0 on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the libairspyhf0 package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libairspyhf0
Uninstall libairspyhf0 And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libairspyhf0 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libairspyhf0
Remove libairspyhf0 Configurations and Data
To remove libairspyhf0 configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libairspyhf0
Remove libairspyhf0 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libairspyhf0 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libairspyhf0
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libairspyhf0 package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
