How To Install librtlsdr0 on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install librtlsdr0 on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is librtlsdr0
librtlsdr0 is:
rtl-sdr is a software defined radio (SDR) receiver software for certain low-cost DVB-T/DAB(+) USB dongles based on the Realtek RTL2832U chip.
This package contains the shared library.
There are three methods to install librtlsdr0 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 librtlsdr0 Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install librtlsdr0 using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install librtlsdr0
Install librtlsdr0 Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install librtlsdr0 using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install librtlsdr0
Install librtlsdr0 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 librtlsdr0 using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install librtlsdr0
How To Uninstall librtlsdr0 on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the librtlsdr0 package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove librtlsdr0
Uninstall librtlsdr0 And Its Dependencies
To uninstall librtlsdr0 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove librtlsdr0
Remove librtlsdr0 Configurations and Data
To remove librtlsdr0 configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge librtlsdr0
Remove librtlsdr0 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove librtlsdr0 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge librtlsdr0
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install librtlsdr0 package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
