How To Install libairspyhf-dev on Debian 10

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libairspyhf-dev on Debian 10.

What is libairspyhf-dev

libairspyhf-dev is:

Airspy HF+ is an open source Software Defined Radio that can receive 9 kHZ to 31 MHz and 60 MHz to 260 MHz. It is a High Speed USB device powered by the USB bus.

This package contains development files.

There are three methods to install libairspyhf-dev on Debian 10. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install libairspyhf-dev Using apt-get

Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libairspyhf-dev using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libairspyhf-dev

Install libairspyhf-dev Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libairspyhf-dev using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libairspyhf-dev

Install libairspyhf-dev 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 Debian. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.

sudo aptitude update

After updating apt database, We can install libairspyhf-dev using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libairspyhf-dev

How To Uninstall libairspyhf-dev on Debian 10

To uninstall only the libairspyhf-dev package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libairspyhf-dev

Uninstall libairspyhf-dev And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libairspyhf-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 10, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libairspyhf-dev

Remove libairspyhf-dev Configurations and Data

To remove libairspyhf-dev configuration and data from Debian 10 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libairspyhf-dev

Remove libairspyhf-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libairspyhf-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libairspyhf-dev

Dependencies

libairspyhf-dev have the following dependencies:

• libairspyhf1

References

• libairspyhf-dev website
• libairspyhf-dev on packages.debian.org

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libairspyhf-dev package on Debian 10 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.