How To Install soapysdr0.6-module-rtlsdr on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install soapysdr0.6-module-rtlsdr on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is soapysdr0.6-module-rtlsdr
soapysdr0.6-module-rtlsdr is:
The Soapy RTL-SDR project provides a SoapySDR hardware support module. Using this, any program using SoapySDR to interface to software defined radio hardware can make use of low cost DVB-T/DAB+ USB dongles based on the Realtek RTL2832U chip as receivers.
There are three methods to install soapysdr0.6-module-rtlsdr 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 soapysdr0.6-module-rtlsdr Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install soapysdr0.6-module-rtlsdr using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install soapysdr0.6-module-rtlsdr
Install soapysdr0.6-module-rtlsdr Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install soapysdr0.6-module-rtlsdr using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install soapysdr0.6-module-rtlsdr
Install soapysdr0.6-module-rtlsdr 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 soapysdr0.6-module-rtlsdr using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install soapysdr0.6-module-rtlsdr
How To Uninstall soapysdr0.6-module-rtlsdr on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the soapysdr0.6-module-rtlsdr package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove soapysdr0.6-module-rtlsdr
Uninstall soapysdr0.6-module-rtlsdr And Its Dependencies
To uninstall soapysdr0.6-module-rtlsdr and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove soapysdr0.6-module-rtlsdr
Remove soapysdr0.6-module-rtlsdr Configurations and Data
To remove soapysdr0.6-module-rtlsdr configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge soapysdr0.6-module-rtlsdr
Remove soapysdr0.6-module-rtlsdr configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove soapysdr0.6-module-rtlsdr configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge soapysdr0.6-module-rtlsdr
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install soapysdr0.6-module-rtlsdr package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
