How To Install libbladerf-dev on Ubuntu 20.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libbladerf-dev on Ubuntu 20.04.
What is libbladerf-dev
libbladerf-dev is:
The Nuand bladeRF is an open-source software-defined radio (SDR) system, comprised of an RF transceiver, a field-programmable gate array (FPGA), a microcontroller driving a USB 3.0 interface, and a suite of host libraries and drivers to facilitate interaction with the device.
This package contains the header files required for compiling bladeRF applications.
There are three methods to install libbladerf-dev 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 libbladerf-dev Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libbladerf-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libbladerf-dev
Install libbladerf-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libbladerf-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libbladerf-dev
Install libbladerf-dev 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 libbladerf-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libbladerf-dev
How To Uninstall libbladerf-dev on Ubuntu 20.04
To uninstall only the libbladerf-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libbladerf-dev
Uninstall libbladerf-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libbladerf-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 20.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libbladerf-dev
Remove libbladerf-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libbladerf-dev configuration and data from Ubuntu 20.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libbladerf-dev
Remove libbladerf-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libbladerf-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libbladerf-dev
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libbladerf-dev package on Ubuntu 20.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
