How To Install soapysdr-module-remote on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install soapysdr-module-remote on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is soapysdr-module-remote
soapysdr-module-remote is:
The SoapyRemote project provides a client module and a server that make it possible on the client side to list and access hardware supported by SoapySDR modules on the server as if they were local modules.
This is an empty dependency package that pulls in the client module for the default version of libsoapysdr.
There are three methods to install soapysdr-module-remote 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-remote 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-remote using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install soapysdr-module-remote
Install soapysdr-module-remote Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install soapysdr-module-remote using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install soapysdr-module-remote
Install soapysdr-module-remote 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-remote using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install soapysdr-module-remote
How To Uninstall soapysdr-module-remote on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the soapysdr-module-remote package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove soapysdr-module-remote
Uninstall soapysdr-module-remote And Its Dependencies
To uninstall soapysdr-module-remote 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-remote
Remove soapysdr-module-remote Configurations and Data
To remove soapysdr-module-remote configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge soapysdr-module-remote
Remove soapysdr-module-remote configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove soapysdr-module-remote configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge soapysdr-module-remote
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install soapysdr-module-remote package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
