How To Install cubicsdr on Ubuntu 20.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install cubicsdr on Ubuntu 20.04. cubicsdr is Software Defined Radio receiver

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install cubicsdr on Ubuntu 20.04.

What is cubicsdr

cubicsdr is:

CubicSDR is a cross-platform Software-Defined Radio application which allows you to navigate the radio spectrum and demodulate any signals you might discover. It currently includes several common analog demodulation schemes such as AM and FM and will support digital modes in the future.

CubicSDR uses SoapySDR to access SDR hardware and thereby supports all hardware for which a SoapySDR module exists.

There are three methods to install cubicsdr on Ubuntu 20.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install cubicsdr Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install cubicsdr

Install cubicsdr Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install cubicsdr using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install cubicsdr

Install cubicsdr 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 cubicsdr using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install cubicsdr

How To Uninstall cubicsdr on Ubuntu 20.04

To uninstall only the cubicsdr package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove cubicsdr

Uninstall cubicsdr And Its Dependencies

To uninstall cubicsdr and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 20.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove cubicsdr

Remove cubicsdr Configurations and Data

To remove cubicsdr configuration and data from Ubuntu 20.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge cubicsdr

Remove cubicsdr configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge cubicsdr

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install cubicsdr package on Ubuntu 20.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.