How To Install libgnuradio-fcdproplus3.7.11 on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libgnuradio-fcdproplus3.7.11 on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is libgnuradio-fcdproplus3.7.11
libgnuradio-fcdproplus3.7.11 is:
Support hardware for software radio using the fcdproplus which provides sampled RF IQ data as a USB audio stereo data stream. Control is done over USB HID protocol.
Both the Funcube Dongle Pro and Pro+ are supported by this package. Previous Funcube Dongle device support is already included in gnuradio itself.
This package provides a shared library.
There are three methods to install libgnuradio-fcdproplus3.7.11 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 libgnuradio-fcdproplus3.7.11 Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libgnuradio-fcdproplus3.7.11 using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libgnuradio-fcdproplus3.7.11
Install libgnuradio-fcdproplus3.7.11 Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libgnuradio-fcdproplus3.7.11 using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libgnuradio-fcdproplus3.7.11
Install libgnuradio-fcdproplus3.7.11 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 libgnuradio-fcdproplus3.7.11 using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libgnuradio-fcdproplus3.7.11
How To Uninstall libgnuradio-fcdproplus3.7.11 on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the libgnuradio-fcdproplus3.7.11 package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libgnuradio-fcdproplus3.7.11
Uninstall libgnuradio-fcdproplus3.7.11 And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libgnuradio-fcdproplus3.7.11 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libgnuradio-fcdproplus3.7.11
Remove libgnuradio-fcdproplus3.7.11 Configurations and Data
To remove libgnuradio-fcdproplus3.7.11 configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libgnuradio-fcdproplus3.7.11
Remove libgnuradio-fcdproplus3.7.11 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libgnuradio-fcdproplus3.7.11 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libgnuradio-fcdproplus3.7.11
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libgnuradio-fcdproplus3.7.11 package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
