How To Install cubicsdr on Debian 10
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install cubicsdr on Debian 10.
What is cubicsdr
cubicsdr is:
CubicSDR is a cross-platform Software-Defined Radio application which allows you to navigate the radio spectrum and demodulate any signals you might discover. It currently includes several common analog demodulation schemes such as AM and FM and will support digital modes in the future.
CubicSDR uses SoapySDR to access SDR hardware and thereby supports all hardware for which a SoapySDR module exists.
There are three methods to install cubicsdr on Debian 10. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install cubicsdr Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install cubicsdr using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install cubicsdr
Install cubicsdr Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install cubicsdr using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install cubicsdr
Install cubicsdr 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 Debian. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.
sudo aptitude update
After updating apt database, We can install cubicsdr using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install cubicsdr
How To Uninstall cubicsdr on Debian 10
To uninstall only the cubicsdr package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove cubicsdr
Uninstall cubicsdr And Its Dependencies
To uninstall cubicsdr and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 10, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove cubicsdr
Remove cubicsdr Configurations and Data
To remove cubicsdr configuration and data from Debian 10 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge cubicsdr
Remove cubicsdr configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove cubicsdr configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge cubicsdr
Dependencies
cubicsdr have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install cubicsdr package on Debian 10 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
