How To Install hamradio-sdr on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install hamradio-sdr on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is hamradio-sdr
hamradio-sdr is:
This metapackage will install packages useful when using Software-Defined Radio with Debian.
There are three methods to install hamradio-sdr 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 hamradio-sdr Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install hamradio-sdr using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install hamradio-sdr
Install hamradio-sdr Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install hamradio-sdr using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install hamradio-sdr
Install hamradio-sdr 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 hamradio-sdr using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install hamradio-sdr
How To Uninstall hamradio-sdr on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the hamradio-sdr package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove hamradio-sdr
Uninstall hamradio-sdr And Its Dependencies
To uninstall hamradio-sdr and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove hamradio-sdr
Remove hamradio-sdr Configurations and Data
To remove hamradio-sdr configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge hamradio-sdr
Remove hamradio-sdr configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove hamradio-sdr configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge hamradio-sdr
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install hamradio-sdr package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
