How To Install soapysdr-module-rfspace 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 soapysdr-module-rfspace on Ubuntu.
What is soapysdr-module-rfspace
soapysdr-module-rfspace is:
The SoapyOsmo project provides SoapySDR hardware support modules using drivers in gr-osmosdr. Using this, any program using SoapySDR to interface to software defined radio hardware can make use of OsmoSDR, Mirics SDR, and RFSpace SDR devices.
This is an empty dependency package that pulls in the RFSpace module for the default version of libsoapysdr.
There are three methods to install soapysdr-module-rfspace 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 soapysdr-module-rfspace Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install soapysdr-module-rfspace using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install soapysdr-module-rfspace
Install soapysdr-module-rfspace Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install soapysdr-module-rfspace using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install soapysdr-module-rfspace
Install soapysdr-module-rfspace 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 soapysdr-module-rfspace using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install soapysdr-module-rfspace
How To Uninstall soapysdr-module-rfspace on Ubuntu
To uninstall only the soapysdr-module-rfspace package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove soapysdr-module-rfspace
Uninstall soapysdr-module-rfspace And Its Dependencies
To uninstall soapysdr-module-rfspace and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove soapysdr-module-rfspace
Remove soapysdr-module-rfspace Configurations and Data
To remove soapysdr-module-rfspace configuration and data from Ubuntu we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge soapysdr-module-rfspace
Remove soapysdr-module-rfspace configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove soapysdr-module-rfspace configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge soapysdr-module-rfspace
Dependencies
soapysdr-module-rfspace have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install soapysdr-module-rfspace package on Ubuntu using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.