How To Install soapysdr-module-hackrf on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install soapysdr-module-hackrf on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is soapysdr-module-hackrf
soapysdr-module-hackrf is:
The Soapy HackRF project provides a SoapySDR hardware support module. Using this, any program using SoapySDR to interface to software defined radio hardware can make use of the open source HackRF device to transmit and receive.
This is an empty dependency package that pulls in the HackRF module for the default version of libsoapysdr.
There are three methods to install soapysdr-module-hackrf 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-hackrf 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-hackrf using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install soapysdr-module-hackrf
Install soapysdr-module-hackrf Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install soapysdr-module-hackrf using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install soapysdr-module-hackrf
Install soapysdr-module-hackrf 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-hackrf using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install soapysdr-module-hackrf
How To Uninstall soapysdr-module-hackrf on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the soapysdr-module-hackrf package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove soapysdr-module-hackrf
Uninstall soapysdr-module-hackrf And Its Dependencies
To uninstall soapysdr-module-hackrf 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-hackrf
Remove soapysdr-module-hackrf Configurations and Data
To remove soapysdr-module-hackrf configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge soapysdr-module-hackrf
Remove soapysdr-module-hackrf configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove soapysdr-module-hackrf configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge soapysdr-module-hackrf
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install soapysdr-module-hackrf package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
