How To Install bladerf-fpga-hostedxa4 on Ubuntu 20.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install bladerf-fpga-hostedxa4 on Ubuntu 20.04.
What is bladerf-fpga-hostedxa4
bladerf-fpga-hostedxa4 is:
This empty package will, at the time of installation, download an appropriate FPGA bitstream for using the Nuand bladeRF in a hosted (USB-controlled) configuration. The FPGA bitstream will be downloaded from https://nuand.com/fpga/ and saved to /usr/share/Nuand/bladeRF.
This bitstream is for the bladeRF 2.0 Micro xA4 with the Altera Cyclone V 5CEBA4 FPGA.
Note that this will not upgrade the bladeRF itself. That can be done with the bladeRF-cli utility.
There are three methods to install bladerf-fpga-hostedxa4 on Ubuntu 20.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install bladerf-fpga-hostedxa4 Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install bladerf-fpga-hostedxa4 using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install bladerf-fpga-hostedxa4
Install bladerf-fpga-hostedxa4 Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install bladerf-fpga-hostedxa4 using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install bladerf-fpga-hostedxa4
Install bladerf-fpga-hostedxa4 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 bladerf-fpga-hostedxa4 using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install bladerf-fpga-hostedxa4
How To Uninstall bladerf-fpga-hostedxa4 on Ubuntu 20.04
To uninstall only the bladerf-fpga-hostedxa4 package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove bladerf-fpga-hostedxa4
Uninstall bladerf-fpga-hostedxa4 And Its Dependencies
To uninstall bladerf-fpga-hostedxa4 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 20.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove bladerf-fpga-hostedxa4
Remove bladerf-fpga-hostedxa4 Configurations and Data
To remove bladerf-fpga-hostedxa4 configuration and data from Ubuntu 20.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge bladerf-fpga-hostedxa4
Remove bladerf-fpga-hostedxa4 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove bladerf-fpga-hostedxa4 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge bladerf-fpga-hostedxa4
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install bladerf-fpga-hostedxa4 package on Ubuntu 20.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
