How To Install limesuite-udev on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install limesuite-udev on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is limesuite-udev
limesuite-udev 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 udev rules to make LMS7 based hardware accessible to users in the plugdev group.
There are three methods to install limesuite-udev 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 limesuite-udev Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install limesuite-udev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install limesuite-udev
Install limesuite-udev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install limesuite-udev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install limesuite-udev
Install limesuite-udev 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 limesuite-udev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install limesuite-udev
How To Uninstall limesuite-udev on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the limesuite-udev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove limesuite-udev
Uninstall limesuite-udev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall limesuite-udev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove limesuite-udev
Remove limesuite-udev Configurations and Data
To remove limesuite-udev configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge limesuite-udev
Remove limesuite-udev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove limesuite-udev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge limesuite-udev
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install limesuite-udev package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
