How To Install libhackrf0 on Debian 12
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libhackrf0 on Debian 12.
What is libhackrf0
libhackrf0 is:
HackRF is an open source Software Defined Radio that can receive and transmit between 30 MHz and 6 GHz. HackRF has a 20 MHz bandwidth. It is a High Speed USB device powered by the USB bus.
This package contains the shared library.
There are three methods to install libhackrf0 on Debian 12. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install libhackrf0 Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libhackrf0 using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libhackrf0
Install libhackrf0 Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libhackrf0 using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libhackrf0
Install libhackrf0 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 libhackrf0 using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libhackrf0
How To Uninstall libhackrf0 on Debian 12
To uninstall only the libhackrf0 package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libhackrf0
Uninstall libhackrf0 And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libhackrf0 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libhackrf0
Remove libhackrf0 Configurations and Data
To remove libhackrf0 configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libhackrf0
Remove libhackrf0 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libhackrf0 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libhackrf0
Dependencies
libhackrf0 have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libhackrf0 package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.