How To Install libhackrf-dev on Ubuntu 20.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libhackrf-dev on Ubuntu 20.04.
What is libhackrf-dev
libhackrf-dev is:
HackRF is an open source Software Defined Radio that can receive and transmit between 30 MHz and 6 GHz. HackRF has a 20 MHz bandwidth. It is a High Speed USB device powered by the USB bus.
This package contains development files.
There are three methods to install libhackrf-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 libhackrf-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 libhackrf-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libhackrf-dev
Install libhackrf-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libhackrf-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libhackrf-dev
Install libhackrf-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 libhackrf-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libhackrf-dev
How To Uninstall libhackrf-dev on Ubuntu 20.04
To uninstall only the libhackrf-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libhackrf-dev
Uninstall libhackrf-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libhackrf-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 20.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libhackrf-dev
Remove libhackrf-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libhackrf-dev configuration and data from Ubuntu 20.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libhackrf-dev
Remove libhackrf-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libhackrf-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libhackrf-dev
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libhackrf-dev package on Ubuntu 20.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
