How To Install libsoapysdr0.7 on Ubuntu 20.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libsoapysdr0.7
on Ubuntu 20.04.
What is libsoapysdr0.7
libsoapysdr0.7 is:
SoapySDR is a library providing a common interface to SDR (software defined radio) hardware. Support for different hardware is added through external modules.
This package contains the shared library.
There are three methods to install libsoapysdr0.7
on Ubuntu 20.04. We can use apt-get
, apt
and aptitude
. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install libsoapysdr0.7 Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get
using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libsoapysdr0.7
using apt-get
by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libsoapysdr0.7
Install libsoapysdr0.7 Using apt
Update apt database with apt
using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libsoapysdr0.7
using apt
by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libsoapysdr0.7
Install libsoapysdr0.7 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 libsoapysdr0.7
using aptitude
by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libsoapysdr0.7
How To Uninstall libsoapysdr0.7 on Ubuntu 20.04
To uninstall only the libsoapysdr0.7
package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libsoapysdr0.7
Uninstall libsoapysdr0.7 And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libsoapysdr0.7
and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 20.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libsoapysdr0.7
Remove libsoapysdr0.7 Configurations and Data
To remove libsoapysdr0.7
configuration and data from Ubuntu 20.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libsoapysdr0.7
Remove libsoapysdr0.7 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libsoapysdr0.7
configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libsoapysdr0.7
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libsoapysdr0.7
package on Ubuntu 20.04 using different package management tools: apt
, apt-get
and aptitude
.