How To Install hackrf on CentOS 7

In this tutorial we learn how to install hackrf on CentOS 7. hackrf is HackRF Utilities

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install hackrf on CentOS 7.

What is hackrf

Hardware designs and software for HackRF, a project to produce a low cost, open source software radio platform.

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

Install hackrf on CentOS 7 Using yum

Update yum database with yum using the following command.

sudo yum makecache

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

sudo yum -y install hackrf

Install hackrf 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 hackrf using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install hackrf

How To Uninstall hackrf on CentOS 7

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

sudo dnf remove hackrf

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Summary

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