How To Install python3-bladerf on Debian 11
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-bladerf on Debian 11.
What is python3-bladerf
python3-bladerf is:
The Nuand bladeRF is an open-source software-defined radio (SDR) system, comprised of an RF transceiver, a field-programmable gate array (FPGA), a microcontroller driving a USB 3.0 interface, and a suite of host libraries and drivers to facilitate interaction with the device.
This package provides Python bindings for controlling the bladeRF.
There are three methods to install python3-bladerf on Debian 11. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install python3-bladerf Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install python3-bladerf using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install python3-bladerf
Install python3-bladerf Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install python3-bladerf using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install python3-bladerf
Install python3-bladerf 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 python3-bladerf using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install python3-bladerf
How To Uninstall python3-bladerf on Debian 11
To uninstall only the python3-bladerf package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove python3-bladerf
Uninstall python3-bladerf And Its Dependencies
To uninstall python3-bladerf and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 11, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove python3-bladerf
Remove python3-bladerf Configurations and Data
To remove python3-bladerf configuration and data from Debian 11 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge python3-bladerf
Remove python3-bladerf configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove python3-bladerf configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python3-bladerf
Dependencies
python3-bladerf have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-bladerf package on Debian 11 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.