How To Install bladerf-fpga-hostedxa5 on Ubuntu 22.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install bladerf-fpga-hostedxa5 on Ubuntu 22.04.
What is bladerf-fpga-hostedxa5
bladerf-fpga-hostedxa5 is:
This empty package will, at the time of installation, download an appropriate FPGA bitstream for using the Nuand bladeRF in a hosted (USB-controlled) configuration. The FPGA bitstream will be downloaded from https://nuand.com/fpga/ and saved to /usr/share/Nuand/bladeRF.
This bitstream is for the bladeRF 2.0 Micro xA5 with the Altera Cyclone V 77KLE FPGA
Note that this will not upgrade the bladeRF itself. That can be done with the bladeRF-cli utility.
There are three methods to install bladerf-fpga-hostedxa5 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 bladerf-fpga-hostedxa5 Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install bladerf-fpga-hostedxa5 using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install bladerf-fpga-hostedxa5
Install bladerf-fpga-hostedxa5 Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install bladerf-fpga-hostedxa5 using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install bladerf-fpga-hostedxa5
Install bladerf-fpga-hostedxa5 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 bladerf-fpga-hostedxa5 using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install bladerf-fpga-hostedxa5
How To Uninstall bladerf-fpga-hostedxa5 on Ubuntu 22.04
To uninstall only the bladerf-fpga-hostedxa5 package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove bladerf-fpga-hostedxa5
Uninstall bladerf-fpga-hostedxa5 And Its Dependencies
To uninstall bladerf-fpga-hostedxa5 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 22.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove bladerf-fpga-hostedxa5
Remove bladerf-fpga-hostedxa5 Configurations and Data
To remove bladerf-fpga-hostedxa5 configuration and data from Ubuntu 22.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge bladerf-fpga-hostedxa5
Remove bladerf-fpga-hostedxa5 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove bladerf-fpga-hostedxa5 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge bladerf-fpga-hostedxa5
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install bladerf-fpga-hostedxa5 package on Ubuntu 22.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
