How To Install libgnuradio-rds3.7.10 on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install libgnuradio-rds3.7.10 on Debian 9. libgnuradio-rds3.7.10 is GNU Radio FM RDS/TMC Transceiver (library)

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libgnuradio-rds3.7.10 on Debian 9.

What is libgnuradio-rds3.7.10

libgnuradio-rds3.7.10 is:

A Radio Data System - Traffic Message Channel (RDS-TMC) block for GNU Radio.

Radio Data System (RDS) is a communications protocol standard for embedding small amounts of digital information in conventional FM radio broadcasts.

This package provides a shared library.

There are three methods to install libgnuradio-rds3.7.10 on Debian 9. 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-rds3.7.10 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-rds3.7.10 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libgnuradio-rds3.7.10

Install libgnuradio-rds3.7.10 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libgnuradio-rds3.7.10 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libgnuradio-rds3.7.10

Install libgnuradio-rds3.7.10 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 libgnuradio-rds3.7.10 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libgnuradio-rds3.7.10

How To Uninstall libgnuradio-rds3.7.10 on Debian 9

To uninstall only the libgnuradio-rds3.7.10 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libgnuradio-rds3.7.10

Uninstall libgnuradio-rds3.7.10 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libgnuradio-rds3.7.10 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libgnuradio-rds3.7.10

Remove libgnuradio-rds3.7.10 Configurations and Data

To remove libgnuradio-rds3.7.10 configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libgnuradio-rds3.7.10

Remove libgnuradio-rds3.7.10 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libgnuradio-rds3.7.10 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libgnuradio-rds3.7.10

Dependencies

libgnuradio-rds3.7.10 have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libgnuradio-rds3.7.10 package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.