How To Install uhd-soapysdr on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install uhd-soapysdr on Debian 9. uhd-soapysdr is SoapySDR device support for libuhd

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install uhd-soapysdr on Debian 9.

What is uhd-soapysdr

uhd-soapysdr is:

Both SoapySDR and the Universal Hardware Driver by Ettus Research projects provide libraries to access various software defined radio hardware through a common interface.

This UHD module makes all SoapySDR devices available to applications using libuhd. An interface in the other direction is available in the soapysdr-module-uhd package.

There are three methods to install uhd-soapysdr on Debian 9. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install uhd-soapysdr Using apt-get

Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install uhd-soapysdr using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install uhd-soapysdr

Install uhd-soapysdr Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install uhd-soapysdr using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install uhd-soapysdr

Install uhd-soapysdr 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 uhd-soapysdr using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install uhd-soapysdr

How To Uninstall uhd-soapysdr on Debian 9

To uninstall only the uhd-soapysdr package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove uhd-soapysdr

Uninstall uhd-soapysdr And Its Dependencies

To uninstall uhd-soapysdr and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove uhd-soapysdr

Remove uhd-soapysdr Configurations and Data

To remove uhd-soapysdr configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge uhd-soapysdr

Remove uhd-soapysdr configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove uhd-soapysdr configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge uhd-soapysdr

Dependencies

uhd-soapysdr have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install uhd-soapysdr package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.