How To Install libbtbb-dev on Ubuntu 20.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install libbtbb-dev on Ubuntu 20.04. libbtbb-dev is Bluetooth baseband decoding library - development files

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libbtbb-dev on Ubuntu 20.04.

What is libbtbb-dev

libbtbb-dev is:

This is the Bluetooth baseband decoding library, forked from the GR-Bluetooth project. It can be used to extract Bluetooth packet and piconet information from Ubertooth devices as well as GR-Bluetooth/USRP.

This package provides the development files for using the btbb library.

There are three methods to install libbtbb-dev on Ubuntu 20.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install libbtbb-dev Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install libbtbb-dev

Install libbtbb-dev Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libbtbb-dev

Install libbtbb-dev 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 libbtbb-dev using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libbtbb-dev

How To Uninstall libbtbb-dev on Ubuntu 20.04

To uninstall only the libbtbb-dev package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libbtbb-dev

Uninstall libbtbb-dev And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libbtbb-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 20.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libbtbb-dev

Remove libbtbb-dev Configurations and Data

To remove libbtbb-dev configuration and data from Ubuntu 20.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libbtbb-dev

Remove libbtbb-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libbtbb-dev

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libbtbb-dev package on Ubuntu 20.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.