How To Install rtl-sdr on Fedora 36

In this tutorial we learn how to install rtl-sdr in Fedora 36. rtl-sdr is SDR utilities for Realtek RTL2832 based DVB-T dongles

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install rtl-sdr on Fedora 36.

What is rtl-sdr

This package can turn your RTL2832 based DVB-T dongle into a SDR receiver.

We can use yum or dnf to install rtl-sdr on Fedora 36. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install rtl-sdr.

Install rtl-sdr on Fedora 36 Using dnf

Update yum database with dnf using the following command.

sudo dnf makecache --refresh

After updating yum database, We can install rtl-sdr using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install rtl-sdr

Install rtl-sdr on Fedora 36 Using yum

Update yum database with yum using the following command.

sudo yum makecache --refresh

After updating yum database, We can install rtl-sdr using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install rtl-sdr

How To Uninstall rtl-sdr on Fedora 36

To uninstall only the rtl-sdr package we can use the following command:

sudo dnf remove rtl-sdr

rtl-sdr Package Contents on Fedora 36

/usr/bin/rtl_adsb
/usr/bin/rtl_eeprom
/usr/bin/rtl_fm
/usr/bin/rtl_power
/usr/bin/rtl_sdr
/usr/bin/rtl_tcp
/usr/bin/rtl_test
/usr/lib/.build-id
/usr/lib/.build-id/34
/usr/lib/.build-id/34/51d3b55aa0758a917cbc3ff787cb6cdefff611
/usr/lib/.build-id/6e
/usr/lib/.build-id/6e/3dc4653c001ccb8ade51f9c630e33ec6101e64
/usr/lib/.build-id/72
/usr/lib/.build-id/72/622f5176a058eacc23162b43e0837f48d49fb5
/usr/lib/.build-id/8d
/usr/lib/.build-id/8d/8187707dfde654c3deb3cb9f10f6d7aac9bfe7
/usr/lib/.build-id/a7
/usr/lib/.build-id/a7/de6c5c67526860b98aa8074bb7f9adbc63864d
/usr/lib/.build-id/b7
/usr/lib/.build-id/b7/ef0e14e799818358866a254dba08bf690864a1
/usr/lib/.build-id/c7
/usr/lib/.build-id/c7/5dac8f6b35ac9ab20487a73540a735790f7122
/usr/lib/.build-id/dd
/usr/lib/.build-id/dd/b0f2e450af3894c8cd91137c690b82222c57cb
/usr/lib/udev/rules.d/10-rtl-sdr.rules
/usr/lib64/librtlsdr.so.0
/usr/lib64/librtlsdr.so.0.6.0
/usr/share/doc/rtl-sdr
/usr/share/doc/rtl-sdr/AUTHORS
/usr/share/licenses/rtl-sdr
/usr/share/licenses/rtl-sdr/COPYING

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install rtl-sdr on Fedora 36 using yum and [dnf]((/fedora/36/dnf/).


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Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install rtl-sdr on Fedora 36.

What is rtl-sdr

This package can turn your RTL2832 based DVB-T dongle into a SDR receiver.

We can use yum or dnf to install rtl-sdr on Fedora 36. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install rtl-sdr.

Install rtl-sdr on Fedora 36 Using dnf

Update yum database with dnf using the following command.

sudo dnf makecache --refresh

After updating yum database, We can install rtl-sdr using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install rtl-sdr

Install rtl-sdr on Fedora 36 Using yum

Update yum database with yum using the following command.

sudo yum makecache --refresh

After updating yum database, We can install rtl-sdr using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install rtl-sdr

How To Uninstall rtl-sdr on Fedora 36

To uninstall only the rtl-sdr package we can use the following command:

sudo dnf remove rtl-sdr

rtl-sdr Package Contents on Fedora 36

/usr/bin/rtl_adsb
/usr/bin/rtl_eeprom
/usr/bin/rtl_fm
/usr/bin/rtl_power
/usr/bin/rtl_sdr
/usr/bin/rtl_tcp
/usr/bin/rtl_test
/usr/lib/.build-id
/usr/lib/.build-id/45
/usr/lib/.build-id/45/58d899f9a00e13479d7d73ffaf07fd9896190d
/usr/lib/.build-id/4d
/usr/lib/.build-id/4d/fb15a627c2690bc3db5c5b9e5548cd3a519901
/usr/lib/.build-id/76
/usr/lib/.build-id/76/9be2dc1d7ee1f7fcc13681cf32646e50991202
/usr/lib/.build-id/7b
/usr/lib/.build-id/7b/97110ace79e6ea62d0f2048f2b758d822b4593
/usr/lib/.build-id/89
/usr/lib/.build-id/89/113672e9238a0c402f6118a4a4ef454617b4d5
/usr/lib/.build-id/93
/usr/lib/.build-id/93/3e435e2e095158e3da0b617c12a6f95b156f37
/usr/lib/.build-id/be
/usr/lib/.build-id/be/52bb183e0ce98c5c7811afdd0fefa6fef10ace
/usr/lib/.build-id/c8
/usr/lib/.build-id/c8/3ee696421ea61e5d7f15dfb9c6a8c1080c2a93
/usr/lib/librtlsdr.so.0
/usr/lib/librtlsdr.so.0.6.0
/usr/lib/udev/rules.d/10-rtl-sdr.rules
/usr/share/doc/rtl-sdr
/usr/share/doc/rtl-sdr/AUTHORS
/usr/share/licenses/rtl-sdr
/usr/share/licenses/rtl-sdr/COPYING

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install rtl-sdr on Fedora 36 using yum and [dnf]((/fedora/36/dnf/).