How To Install libad9361-0 on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libad9361-0 on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is libad9361-0
libad9361-0 is:
This library contains a few functions useful to configure and use the Analog Devices AD9361 Agile Transceiver.
The device combines an RF front end with a flexible mixed-signal baseband section and integrated frequency synthesizers. The AD9361 operates in the 70 MHz to 6.0 GHz range, covering most licensed and unlicensed bands. Channel bandwidths from less than 200 kHz to 56 MHz are supported. This library provides hardware support for Software Defined Radio aplications.
Using libiio allows use with both locally attached devices and hardware available over a network link.
There are three methods to install libad9361-0 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 libad9361-0 Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libad9361-0 using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libad9361-0
Install libad9361-0 Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libad9361-0 using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libad9361-0
Install libad9361-0 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 libad9361-0 using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libad9361-0
How To Uninstall libad9361-0 on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the libad9361-0 package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libad9361-0
Uninstall libad9361-0 And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libad9361-0 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libad9361-0
Remove libad9361-0 Configurations and Data
To remove libad9361-0 configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libad9361-0
Remove libad9361-0 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libad9361-0 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libad9361-0
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libad9361-0 package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
