How To Install gr-osmosdr on CentOS 7

In this tutorial we learn how to install gr-osmosdr on CentOS 7. gr-osmosdr is Common software API for various radio hardware

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install gr-osmosdr on CentOS 7.

What is gr-osmosdr

Primarily gr-osmosdr supports the OsmoSDR hardware, but it also offers a wrapper functionality for FunCube Dongle, Ettus UHD and rtl-sdr radios. By using gr-osmosdr source you can take advantage of a common software api in your application(s) independent of the underlying radio hardware.

We can use yum or dnf to install gr-osmosdr on CentOS 7. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install gr-osmosdr.

Install gr-osmosdr on CentOS 7 Using yum

Update yum database with yum using the following command.

sudo yum makecache

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

sudo yum -y install gr-osmosdr

Install gr-osmosdr on CentOS 7 Using dnf

If you don’t have dnf installed you can install DNF on CentOS 7 first. Update yum database with dnf using the following command.

sudo dnf makecache

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

sudo dnf -y install gr-osmosdr

How To Uninstall gr-osmosdr on CentOS 7

To uninstall only the gr-osmosdr package we can use the following command:

sudo dnf remove gr-osmosdr

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install gr-osmosdr on CentOS 7 using yum and dnf.