How To Install soapysdr0.6-module-lms7 on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install soapysdr0.6-module-lms7 on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is soapysdr0.6-module-lms7
soapysdr0.6-module-lms7 is:
Lime Suite is a collection of software supporting Lime Microsystems LMS7 RF transceiver based hardware such as the LimeSDR, LMS7002M UNITE board, or the Novena with LMS7 RF board.
This package contains a SoapySDR module to use LMS7 based hardware to transmit and receive.
There are three methods to install soapysdr0.6-module-lms7 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-lms7 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-lms7 using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install soapysdr0.6-module-lms7
Install soapysdr0.6-module-lms7 Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install soapysdr0.6-module-lms7 using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install soapysdr0.6-module-lms7
Install soapysdr0.6-module-lms7 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-lms7 using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install soapysdr0.6-module-lms7
How To Uninstall soapysdr0.6-module-lms7 on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the soapysdr0.6-module-lms7 package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove soapysdr0.6-module-lms7
Uninstall soapysdr0.6-module-lms7 And Its Dependencies
To uninstall soapysdr0.6-module-lms7 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-lms7
Remove soapysdr0.6-module-lms7 Configurations and Data
To remove soapysdr0.6-module-lms7 configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge soapysdr0.6-module-lms7
Remove soapysdr0.6-module-lms7 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove soapysdr0.6-module-lms7 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge soapysdr0.6-module-lms7
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install soapysdr0.6-module-lms7 package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
