How To Install soapysdr-module-rtlsdr on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install soapysdr-module-rtlsdr on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is soapysdr-module-rtlsdr
soapysdr-module-rtlsdr is:
The Soapy RTL-SDR project provides a SoapySDR hardware support module. Using this, any program using SoapySDR to interface to software defined radio hardware can make use of low cost DVB-T/DAB+ USB dongles based on the Realtek RTL2832U chip as receivers.
This is an empty dependency package that pulls in the RTL-SDR module for the default version of libsoapysdr.
There are three methods to install soapysdr-module-rtlsdr 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-rtlsdr 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-rtlsdr using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install soapysdr-module-rtlsdr
Install soapysdr-module-rtlsdr Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install soapysdr-module-rtlsdr using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install soapysdr-module-rtlsdr
Install soapysdr-module-rtlsdr 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-rtlsdr using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install soapysdr-module-rtlsdr
How To Uninstall soapysdr-module-rtlsdr on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the soapysdr-module-rtlsdr package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove soapysdr-module-rtlsdr
Uninstall soapysdr-module-rtlsdr And Its Dependencies
To uninstall soapysdr-module-rtlsdr 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-rtlsdr
Remove soapysdr-module-rtlsdr Configurations and Data
To remove soapysdr-module-rtlsdr configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge soapysdr-module-rtlsdr
Remove soapysdr-module-rtlsdr configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove soapysdr-module-rtlsdr configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge soapysdr-module-rtlsdr
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install soapysdr-module-rtlsdr package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
