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