How To Install soapysdr0.6-module-rfspace on Debian 10

Learn how to install soapysdr0.6-module-rfspace on Debian 10 with this tutorial. soapysdr0.6-module-rfspace is RFSpace device support for SoapySDR

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install soapysdr0.6-module-rfspace on Debian 10.

What is soapysdr0.6-module-rfspace

soapysdr0.6-module-rfspace is:

The SoapyOsmo project provides SoapySDR hardware support modules using drivers in gr-osmosdr. Using this, any program using SoapySDR to interface to software defined radio hardware can make use of OsmoSDR, Mirics SDR, and RFSpace SDR devices.

This package contains the RFSpace hardware support module.

There are three methods to install soapysdr0.6-module-rfspace on Debian 10. 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-rfspace 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-rfspace using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install soapysdr0.6-module-rfspace

Install soapysdr0.6-module-rfspace Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install soapysdr0.6-module-rfspace using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install soapysdr0.6-module-rfspace

Install soapysdr0.6-module-rfspace 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 Debian. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.

sudo aptitude update

After updating apt database, We can install soapysdr0.6-module-rfspace using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install soapysdr0.6-module-rfspace

How To Uninstall soapysdr0.6-module-rfspace on Debian 10

To uninstall only the soapysdr0.6-module-rfspace package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove soapysdr0.6-module-rfspace

Uninstall soapysdr0.6-module-rfspace And Its Dependencies

To uninstall soapysdr0.6-module-rfspace and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 10, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove soapysdr0.6-module-rfspace

Remove soapysdr0.6-module-rfspace Configurations and Data

To remove soapysdr0.6-module-rfspace configuration and data from Debian 10 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge soapysdr0.6-module-rfspace

Remove soapysdr0.6-module-rfspace configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove soapysdr0.6-module-rfspace configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge soapysdr0.6-module-rfspace

Dependencies

soapysdr0.6-module-rfspace have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install soapysdr0.6-module-rfspace package on Debian 10 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.