How To Install soapysdr-module-bladerf on Ubuntu 22.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install soapysdr-module-bladerf on Ubuntu 22.04.
What is soapysdr-module-bladerf
soapysdr-module-bladerf is:
The Soapy bladeRF project provides a SoapySDR hardware support module. Using this, any program using SoapySDR to interface to software defined radio hardware can make use of the nuand bladeRF device to transmit and receive.
This is an empty dependency package that pulls in the bladeRF module for the default version of libsoapysdr.
There are three methods to install soapysdr-module-bladerf 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 soapysdr-module-bladerf Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install soapysdr-module-bladerf using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install soapysdr-module-bladerf
Install soapysdr-module-bladerf Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install soapysdr-module-bladerf using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install soapysdr-module-bladerf
Install soapysdr-module-bladerf 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 soapysdr-module-bladerf using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install soapysdr-module-bladerf
How To Uninstall soapysdr-module-bladerf on Ubuntu 22.04
To uninstall only the soapysdr-module-bladerf package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove soapysdr-module-bladerf
Uninstall soapysdr-module-bladerf And Its Dependencies
To uninstall soapysdr-module-bladerf and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 22.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove soapysdr-module-bladerf
Remove soapysdr-module-bladerf Configurations and Data
To remove soapysdr-module-bladerf configuration and data from Ubuntu 22.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge soapysdr-module-bladerf
Remove soapysdr-module-bladerf configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove soapysdr-module-bladerf configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge soapysdr-module-bladerf
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install soapysdr-module-bladerf package on Ubuntu 22.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.