How To Install uhd-tools on Rocky Linux 8

In this tutorial we learn how to install uhd-tools on Rocky Linux 8. uhd-tools is Tools for working with / debugging USRP device

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install uhd-tools on Rocky Linux 8.

What is `uhd-tools`

Tools that are useful for working with and/or debugging USRP device.

We can use yum or dnf to install uhd-tools on Rocky Linux 8. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install uhd-tools.

Install uhd-tools on Rocky Linux 8 Using dnf

Update yum database with dnf using the following command.

sudo dnf makecache --refresh

After updating yum database, We can install uhd-tools using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install uhd-tools

Install uhd-tools on Rocky Linux 8 Using yum

Update yum database with yum using the following command.

sudo yum makecache --refresh

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

sudo yum -y install uhd-tools

How To Uninstall uhd-tools on Rocky Linux 8

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

sudo dnf remove uhd-tools

uhd-tools Package Contents on Rocky Linux 8

/usr/bin/chdr_log
/usr/bin/usrp_x3xx_fpga_jtag_programmer.sh
/usr/lib/.build-id
/usr/lib/.build-id/a8
/usr/lib/.build-id/a8/d91e1d3f541318aceba840c6f138cd1b26a554
/usr/share/doc/uhd-tools
/usr/share/doc/uhd-tools/README.md

References

uhd-tools website

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install uhd-tools on Rocky Linux 8 using yum and dnf.