How To Install libbladerf2 on Ubuntu 22.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libbladerf2 on Ubuntu 22.04.
What is libbladerf2
libbladerf2 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 provides the host library.
There are three methods to install libbladerf2 on Ubuntu 22.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install libbladerf2 Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libbladerf2 using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libbladerf2
Install libbladerf2 Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libbladerf2 using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libbladerf2
Install libbladerf2 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 libbladerf2 using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libbladerf2
How To Uninstall libbladerf2 on Ubuntu 22.04
To uninstall only the libbladerf2 package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libbladerf2
Uninstall libbladerf2 And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libbladerf2 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 22.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libbladerf2
Remove libbladerf2 Configurations and Data
To remove libbladerf2 configuration and data from Ubuntu 22.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libbladerf2
Remove libbladerf2 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libbladerf2 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libbladerf2
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libbladerf2 package on Ubuntu 22.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
