How To Install gnss-sdr on Debian 10
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install gnss-sdr on Debian 10.
What is gnss-sdr
gnss-sdr is:
Global Navigation Satellite Systems receiver defined by software. It performs all the signal processing from raw signal samples up to the computation of the Position-Velocity-Time solution, including code and phase observables. It is able to work with raw data files or, if there is computational power enough, in real time with suitable radiofrequency front-ends. This software is mainly developed at CTTC (Centre Tecnologic de Telecomunicacions de Catalunya, http://www.cttc.es) with contributions from around the world. More info at https://gnss-sdr.org
There are three methods to install gnss-sdr 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 gnss-sdr Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install gnss-sdr using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install gnss-sdr
Install gnss-sdr Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install gnss-sdr using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install gnss-sdr
Install gnss-sdr 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 gnss-sdr using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install gnss-sdr
How To Uninstall gnss-sdr on Debian 10
To uninstall only the gnss-sdr package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove gnss-sdr
Uninstall gnss-sdr And Its Dependencies
To uninstall gnss-sdr and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 10, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove gnss-sdr
Remove gnss-sdr Configurations and Data
To remove gnss-sdr configuration and data from Debian 10 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge gnss-sdr
Remove gnss-sdr configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove gnss-sdr configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge gnss-sdr
Dependencies
gnss-sdr have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install gnss-sdr package on Debian 10 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.