How To Install gr-osmosdr 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 gr-osmosdr on Ubuntu.

What is `gr-osmosdr`

gr-osmosdr is:

The Osmocom project is a family of projects regarding Open source mobile communications.

While primarily being developed for the OsmoSDR hardware, this block as well supports:

FUNcube Dongle through gr-fcdproplus
FUNcube Dongle Pro+ through gr-fcdproplus
RTL2832U based DVB-T dongles through librtlsdr
RTL-TCP spectrum server (see librtlsdr project)
gnuradio .cfile input through libgnuradio-blocks
RFSPACE SDR-IQ, SDR-IP, NetSDR (incl. X2 option)
Great Scott Gadgets HackRF through libhackrf
Nuand LLC bladeRF through libbladeRF library
Ettus USRP Devices through Ettus UHD library
Fairwaves UmTRX through Fairwaves’ fork of UHD
AIRSPY Receiver
AIRSPY HF+ Receiver
SoapySDR support
Red Pitaya SDR transceiver (http://bazaar.redpitaya.com)
FreeSRP through libfreesrp

Example applications include osmocom_fft, osmocom_siggen, and osmocom_spectrum_sense.

By using the OsmoSDR block you can take advantage of a common software API in your application(s) independent of the underlying radio hardware. This package provides C++ header files, documentation, and Python3 wrappers to the library.

There are three methods to install gr-osmosdr 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 gr-osmosdr Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install gr-osmosdr

Install gr-osmosdr Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install gr-osmosdr

Install gr-osmosdr 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 gr-osmosdr using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install gr-osmosdr

How To Uninstall gr-osmosdr on Ubuntu

To uninstall only the gr-osmosdr package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove gr-osmosdr

Uninstall gr-osmosdr And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove gr-osmosdr

Remove gr-osmosdr Configurations and Data

To remove gr-osmosdr configuration and data from Ubuntu we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge gr-osmosdr

Remove gr-osmosdr configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge gr-osmosdr

Dependencies

gr-osmosdr have the following dependencies:

References

gr-osmosdr website

Summary

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