How To Install libosmosdr0 on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libosmosdr0 on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is libosmosdr0
libosmosdr0 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 the shared library.
There are three methods to install libosmosdr0 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 libosmosdr0 Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libosmosdr0 using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libosmosdr0
Install libosmosdr0 Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libosmosdr0 using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libosmosdr0
Install libosmosdr0 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 libosmosdr0 using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libosmosdr0
How To Uninstall libosmosdr0 on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the libosmosdr0 package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libosmosdr0
Uninstall libosmosdr0 And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libosmosdr0 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libosmosdr0
Remove libosmosdr0 Configurations and Data
To remove libosmosdr0 configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libosmosdr0
Remove libosmosdr0 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libosmosdr0 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libosmosdr0
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libosmosdr0 package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
