How To Install soapysdr-module-osmosdr on Debian 12
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install soapysdr-module-osmosdr on Debian 12.
What is soapysdr-module-osmosdr
soapysdr-module-osmosdr 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 OsmoSDR module for the default version of libsoapysdr.
There are three methods to install soapysdr-module-osmosdr on Debian 12. 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-osmosdr 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-osmosdr using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install soapysdr-module-osmosdr
Install soapysdr-module-osmosdr Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install soapysdr-module-osmosdr using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install soapysdr-module-osmosdr
Install soapysdr-module-osmosdr 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 soapysdr-module-osmosdr using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install soapysdr-module-osmosdr
How To Uninstall soapysdr-module-osmosdr on Debian 12
To uninstall only the soapysdr-module-osmosdr package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove soapysdr-module-osmosdr
Uninstall soapysdr-module-osmosdr And Its Dependencies
To uninstall soapysdr-module-osmosdr and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove soapysdr-module-osmosdr
Remove soapysdr-module-osmosdr Configurations and Data
To remove soapysdr-module-osmosdr configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge soapysdr-module-osmosdr
Remove soapysdr-module-osmosdr configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove soapysdr-module-osmosdr configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge soapysdr-module-osmosdr
Dependencies
soapysdr-module-osmosdr have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install soapysdr-module-osmosdr package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.