How To Install liblimesuite-dev on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install liblimesuite-dev on Ubuntu 18.04. liblimesuite-dev is library to access LMS7 transceiver based hardware (development)

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install liblimesuite-dev on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is liblimesuite-dev

liblimesuite-dev is:

Lime Suite is a collection of software supporting Lime Microsystems LMS7 RF transceiver based hardware such as the LimeSDR, LMS7002M UNITE board, or the Novena with LMS7 RF board.

This package contains the development files for liblimesuite.

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

sudo apt-get -y install liblimesuite-dev

Install liblimesuite-dev Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install liblimesuite-dev

Install liblimesuite-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 Ubuntu. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.

sudo aptitude update

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

sudo aptitude -y install liblimesuite-dev

How To Uninstall liblimesuite-dev on Ubuntu 18.04

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

sudo apt-get remove liblimesuite-dev

Uninstall liblimesuite-dev And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove liblimesuite-dev

Remove liblimesuite-dev Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge liblimesuite-dev

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

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

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

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Summary

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