How To Install gr-rds on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install gr-rds on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is gr-rds
gr-rds is:
A Radio Data System - Traffic Message Channel (RDS-TMC) block for GNU Radio.
Radio Data System (RDS) is a communications protocol standard for embedding small amounts of digital information in conventional FM radio broadcasts.
gr-rds provides GNU Radio Companion flowgraphs to handle RDS data.
There are three methods to install gr-rds 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-rds 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-rds using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install gr-rds
Install gr-rds Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install gr-rds using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install gr-rds
Install gr-rds 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-rds using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install gr-rds
How To Uninstall gr-rds on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the gr-rds package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove gr-rds
Uninstall gr-rds And Its Dependencies
To uninstall gr-rds and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove gr-rds
Remove gr-rds Configurations and Data
To remove gr-rds configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge gr-rds
Remove gr-rds configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove gr-rds configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge gr-rds
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install gr-rds package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
