How To Install gnuradio on AlmaLinux 8

In this tutorial we learn how to install gnuradio in AlmaLinux 8. gnuradio is Software defined radio framework

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install gnuradio on AlmaLinux 8.

What is gnuradio

GNU Radio is a collection of software that when combined with minimal hardware, allows the construction of radios where the actual waveforms transmitted and received are defined by software. What this means is that it turns the digital modulation schemes used in today’s high performance wireless devices into software problems.

We can use yum or dnf to install gnuradio on AlmaLinux 8. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install gnuradio.

Install gnuradio on AlmaLinux 8 Using dnf

Update yum database with dnf using the following command.

sudo dnf makecache --refresh

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

sudo dnf -y install gnuradio

Install gnuradio on AlmaLinux 8 Using yum

Update yum database with yum using the following command.

sudo yum makecache --refresh

After updating yum database, We can install gnuradio using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install gnuradio

How To Uninstall gnuradio on AlmaLinux 8

To uninstall only the gnuradio package we can use the following command:

sudo dnf remove gnuradio

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install gnuradio on AlmaLinux 8 using yum and dnf.