How To Install libgnuradio-iio0 on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install libgnuradio-iio0 on Ubuntu 18.04. libgnuradio-iio0 is IIO blocks for GnuRadio (runtime library)

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libgnuradio-iio0 on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is libgnuradio-iio0

libgnuradio-iio0 is:

Libiio is a library that has been conceived to ease the development of applications interfacing Industrial Input/Output (IIO) devices through the IIO subsystem of the Linux kernel.

The IIO blocks for GnuRadio can be used to create flowgraphs that interface IIO devices through libiio.

This package contains the shared library.

There are three methods to install libgnuradio-iio0 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-iio0 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-iio0 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libgnuradio-iio0

Install libgnuradio-iio0 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libgnuradio-iio0 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libgnuradio-iio0

Install libgnuradio-iio0 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-iio0 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libgnuradio-iio0

How To Uninstall libgnuradio-iio0 on Ubuntu 18.04

To uninstall only the libgnuradio-iio0 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libgnuradio-iio0

Uninstall libgnuradio-iio0 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libgnuradio-iio0 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libgnuradio-iio0

Remove libgnuradio-iio0 Configurations and Data

To remove libgnuradio-iio0 configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libgnuradio-iio0

Remove libgnuradio-iio0 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libgnuradio-iio0 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libgnuradio-iio0

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libgnuradio-iio0 package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.