How To Install libosmosdr-dev on Debian 12
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libosmosdr-dev on Debian 12.
What is libosmosdr-dev
libosmosdr-dev is:
OsmoSDR is a 100% Free Software based small form-factor inexpensive SDR (Software Defined Radio) project.
The hardware part of OsmoSDR brings information from an antenna connector to a USB plug.
This package is the software that provides control of the USB hardware and an API to pass data to software defined radio applications on the host.
This package contains development files.
There are three methods to install libosmosdr-dev 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 libosmosdr-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 libosmosdr-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libosmosdr-dev
Install libosmosdr-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libosmosdr-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libosmosdr-dev
Install libosmosdr-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 Debian. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.
sudo aptitude update
After updating apt database, We can install libosmosdr-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libosmosdr-dev
How To Uninstall libosmosdr-dev on Debian 12
To uninstall only the libosmosdr-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libosmosdr-dev
Uninstall libosmosdr-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libosmosdr-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libosmosdr-dev
Remove libosmosdr-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libosmosdr-dev configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libosmosdr-dev
Remove libosmosdr-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libosmosdr-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libosmosdr-dev
Dependencies
libosmosdr-dev have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libosmosdr-dev package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
