How To Install soapysdr-tools on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install soapysdr-tools on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is soapysdr-tools
soapysdr-tools is:
SoapySDR is a library providing a common interface to SDR (software defined radio) hardware. Support for different hardware is added through external modules.
This package contains the SoapySDRUtil command line utility which can list available modules and hardware.
There are three methods to install soapysdr-tools 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-tools 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-tools using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install soapysdr-tools
Install soapysdr-tools Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install soapysdr-tools using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install soapysdr-tools
Install soapysdr-tools 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-tools using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install soapysdr-tools
How To Uninstall soapysdr-tools on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the soapysdr-tools package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove soapysdr-tools
Uninstall soapysdr-tools And Its Dependencies
To uninstall soapysdr-tools and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove soapysdr-tools
Remove soapysdr-tools Configurations and Data
To remove soapysdr-tools configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge soapysdr-tools
Remove soapysdr-tools configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove soapysdr-tools configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge soapysdr-tools
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install soapysdr-tools package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
