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