How To Install soapysdr0.6-module-hackrf on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install soapysdr0.6-module-hackrf on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is soapysdr0.6-module-hackrf
soapysdr0.6-module-hackrf is:
The Soapy HackRF project provides a SoapySDR hardware support module. Using this, any program using SoapySDR to interface to software defined radio hardware can make use of the open source HackRF device to transmit and receive.
There are three methods to install soapysdr0.6-module-hackrf 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 soapysdr0.6-module-hackrf Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install soapysdr0.6-module-hackrf using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install soapysdr0.6-module-hackrf
Install soapysdr0.6-module-hackrf Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install soapysdr0.6-module-hackrf using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install soapysdr0.6-module-hackrf
Install soapysdr0.6-module-hackrf 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 soapysdr0.6-module-hackrf using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install soapysdr0.6-module-hackrf
How To Uninstall soapysdr0.6-module-hackrf on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the soapysdr0.6-module-hackrf package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove soapysdr0.6-module-hackrf
Uninstall soapysdr0.6-module-hackrf And Its Dependencies
To uninstall soapysdr0.6-module-hackrf and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove soapysdr0.6-module-hackrf
Remove soapysdr0.6-module-hackrf Configurations and Data
To remove soapysdr0.6-module-hackrf configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge soapysdr0.6-module-hackrf
Remove soapysdr0.6-module-hackrf configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove soapysdr0.6-module-hackrf configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge soapysdr0.6-module-hackrf
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install soapysdr0.6-module-hackrf package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
