How To Install soapysdr-module-audio on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install soapysdr-module-audio on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is soapysdr-module-audio
soapysdr-module-audio is:
The SoapyAudio project provides a SoapySDR module for using Software Defined Radio devices that are connected through audio interfaces. It uses hamlib to provide control of tuning and other functions where available.
This is an empty dependency package that pulls in the audio module for the default version of libsoapysdr.
There are three methods to install soapysdr-module-audio 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-audio 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-audio using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install soapysdr-module-audio
Install soapysdr-module-audio Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install soapysdr-module-audio using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install soapysdr-module-audio
Install soapysdr-module-audio 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-audio using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install soapysdr-module-audio
How To Uninstall soapysdr-module-audio on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the soapysdr-module-audio package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove soapysdr-module-audio
Uninstall soapysdr-module-audio And Its Dependencies
To uninstall soapysdr-module-audio 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-audio
Remove soapysdr-module-audio Configurations and Data
To remove soapysdr-module-audio configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge soapysdr-module-audio
Remove soapysdr-module-audio configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove soapysdr-module-audio configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge soapysdr-module-audio
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install soapysdr-module-audio package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
