How To Install airspyhf 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 airspyhf on Ubuntu.

What is airspyhf

airspyhf is:

Airspy HF+ is an open source Software Defined Radio that can receive 9 kHZ to 31 MHz and 60 MHz to 260 MHz. It is a High Speed USB device powered by the USB bus.

This package contains some utility applications.

• airspyhf_gpio
• airspyhf_lib_version
• airspyhf_info: probe device and show configuration
• airspyhf_rx
• airspyhf_calibrate

There are three methods to install airspyhf 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 airspyhf Using apt-get

Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install airspyhf using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install airspyhf

Install airspyhf Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install airspyhf using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install airspyhf

Install airspyhf 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 airspyhf using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install airspyhf

How To Uninstall airspyhf on Ubuntu

To uninstall only the airspyhf package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove airspyhf

Uninstall airspyhf And Its Dependencies

To uninstall airspyhf and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove airspyhf

Remove airspyhf Configurations and Data

To remove airspyhf configuration and data from Ubuntu we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge airspyhf

Remove airspyhf configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove airspyhf configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge airspyhf

Dependencies

airspyhf have the following dependencies:

• libairspyhf1
• libc6

References

• airspyhf website

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install airspyhf package on Ubuntu using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.