How To Install librtlsdr-dev on Ubuntu 22.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install librtlsdr-dev
on Ubuntu 22.04.
What is librtlsdr-dev
librtlsdr-dev is:
rtl-sdr is a software defined radio (SDR) receiver software for certain low-cost DVB-T/DAB(+) USB dongles based on the Realtek RTL2832U chip.
This package contains development files.
There are three methods to install librtlsdr-dev
on Ubuntu 22.04. We can use apt-get
, apt
and aptitude
. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install librtlsdr-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 librtlsdr-dev
using apt-get
by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install librtlsdr-dev
Install librtlsdr-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt
using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install librtlsdr-dev
using apt
by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install librtlsdr-dev
Install librtlsdr-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 librtlsdr-dev
using aptitude
by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install librtlsdr-dev
How To Uninstall librtlsdr-dev on Ubuntu 22.04
To uninstall only the librtlsdr-dev
package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove librtlsdr-dev
Uninstall librtlsdr-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall librtlsdr-dev
and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 22.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove librtlsdr-dev
Remove librtlsdr-dev Configurations and Data
To remove librtlsdr-dev
configuration and data from Ubuntu 22.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge librtlsdr-dev
Remove librtlsdr-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove librtlsdr-dev
configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge librtlsdr-dev
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install librtlsdr-dev
package on Ubuntu 22.04 using different package management tools: apt
, apt-get
and aptitude
.