How To Install gr-air-modes on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install gr-air-modes on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is gr-air-modes
gr-air-modes is:
A software-defined radio receiver for Mode S transponder signals, including ADS-B reports from equipped aircraft.
The main application is modes_rx.
Multiple output formats are supported:
- Raw (or minimally processed) output of packet data
- Parsed text
- SQLite database
- KML for use with Google Earth
- SBS-1-compatible output for use with e.g. PlanePlotter or Virtual Radar Server
- FlightGear multiplayer interface for real-time display of traffic within the simulator
There are three methods to install gr-air-modes on Ubuntu 18.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install gr-air-modes Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install gr-air-modes using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install gr-air-modes
Install gr-air-modes Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install gr-air-modes using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install gr-air-modes
Install gr-air-modes 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 gr-air-modes using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install gr-air-modes
How To Uninstall gr-air-modes on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the gr-air-modes package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove gr-air-modes
Uninstall gr-air-modes And Its Dependencies
To uninstall gr-air-modes and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove gr-air-modes
Remove gr-air-modes Configurations and Data
To remove gr-air-modes configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge gr-air-modes
Remove gr-air-modes configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove gr-air-modes configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge gr-air-modes
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install gr-air-modes package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
