How To Install soapysdr0.8-module-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 soapysdr0.8-module-airspy on Ubuntu.
What is soapysdr0.8-module-airspy
soapysdr0.8-module-airspy is:
The Soapy Airspy project provides a SoapySDR hardware support module. Using this, any program using SoapySDR to interface to software defined radio hardware can make use of Airspy receivers.
There are three methods to install soapysdr0.8-module-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 soapysdr0.8-module-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 soapysdr0.8-module-airspy using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install soapysdr0.8-module-airspy
Install soapysdr0.8-module-airspy Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install soapysdr0.8-module-airspy using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install soapysdr0.8-module-airspy
Install soapysdr0.8-module-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 soapysdr0.8-module-airspy using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install soapysdr0.8-module-airspy
How To Uninstall soapysdr0.8-module-airspy on Ubuntu
To uninstall only the soapysdr0.8-module-airspy package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove soapysdr0.8-module-airspy
Uninstall soapysdr0.8-module-airspy And Its Dependencies
To uninstall soapysdr0.8-module-airspy and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove soapysdr0.8-module-airspy
Remove soapysdr0.8-module-airspy Configurations and Data
To remove soapysdr0.8-module-airspy configuration and data from Ubuntu we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge soapysdr0.8-module-airspy
Remove soapysdr0.8-module-airspy configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove soapysdr0.8-module-airspy configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge soapysdr0.8-module-airspy
Dependencies
soapysdr0.8-module-airspy have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install soapysdr0.8-module-airspy package on Ubuntu using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.