How To Install qthid-fcd-controller on Ubuntu 20.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install qthid-fcd-controller on Ubuntu 20.04.
What is qthid-fcd-controller
qthid-fcd-controller is:
Controller application for the Funcube Dongle software defined radio receiver, built using the HID API library and the Qt GUI toolkit.
The Funcube Dongle is a small software defined radio receiver for 64 MHz - 1.7 GHz. It fits into a computer’s USB port and uses USB audio to transfer complex I/Q data to SDR applications. The control API for setting frequency, gain, filter, etc. uses the USB HID standard.
It provides full support for the Funcube Dongle API::
- Change frequency and apply frequency correction.
- Change RF gains and filters.
- Change IF gains and filters.
- LNA enhancement, bias current, etc.
- I/Q correction.
- Auto-repeat tuning buttons (click and hold button to scan).
- Variable frequency step.
- Upgrade and verify the firmware.
There are three methods to install qthid-fcd-controller 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 qthid-fcd-controller Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install qthid-fcd-controller using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install qthid-fcd-controller
Install qthid-fcd-controller Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install qthid-fcd-controller using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install qthid-fcd-controller
Install qthid-fcd-controller 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 qthid-fcd-controller using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install qthid-fcd-controller
How To Uninstall qthid-fcd-controller on Ubuntu 20.04
To uninstall only the qthid-fcd-controller package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove qthid-fcd-controller
Uninstall qthid-fcd-controller And Its Dependencies
To uninstall qthid-fcd-controller and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 20.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove qthid-fcd-controller
Remove qthid-fcd-controller Configurations and Data
To remove qthid-fcd-controller configuration and data from Ubuntu 20.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge qthid-fcd-controller
Remove qthid-fcd-controller configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove qthid-fcd-controller configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge qthid-fcd-controller
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install qthid-fcd-controller package on Ubuntu 20.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
