How To Install airspy on Ubuntu
Posted on April 1, 2023 (Last modified on May 20, 2023 )
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Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install airspy on Ubuntu.
What is airspy
airspy is:
Airspy is an open source Software Defined Radio that can receive between 24 MHz and 1750 MHz. Airspy has a 10 MHz bandwidth. 12bit ADC @ 20 MSPS (80dB SFDR, 64dB SNR, 10.4 ENOB) It is a High Speed USB device powered by the USB bus.
This package contains a set of command line utilities:
- airspy_cpldjtag: program CLPD
- airspy_info: probe device and show configuration
- airspy_max2837: chip register read/write tool
- airspy_rffc5071: chip register read/write tool
- airspy_si5351c: chip register read/write tool
- airspy_spiflash: read and write flash data from file.
- airspy_transfer: file based transmit and receive sdr
There are three methods to install airspy on Ubuntu. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install airspy Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install airspy using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install airspy
Install airspy Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install airspy using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install airspy
Install airspy 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 airspy using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install airspy
How To Uninstall airspy on Ubuntu
To uninstall only the airspy package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove airspy
Uninstall airspy And Its Dependencies
To uninstall airspy and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove airspy
Remove airspy Configurations and Data
To remove airspy configuration and data from Ubuntu we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge airspy
Remove airspy configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove airspy configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge airspy
Dependencies
airspy have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install airspy package on Ubuntu using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.