How To Install soapysdr0.8-module-all 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-all on Ubuntu.

What is `soapysdr0.8-module-all`

soapysdr0.8-module-all is:

SoapySDR is a library providing a common interface to SDR (software defined radio) hardware. Support for different hardware is added through external modules.

This dependency package pulls in all available device support module packages. You can remove this package if you prefer to pick and choose modules to install.

There are three methods to install soapysdr0.8-module-all 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-all 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-all using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install soapysdr0.8-module-all

Install soapysdr0.8-module-all Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install soapysdr0.8-module-all using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install soapysdr0.8-module-all

Install soapysdr0.8-module-all 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-all using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install soapysdr0.8-module-all

How To Uninstall soapysdr0.8-module-all on Ubuntu

To uninstall only the soapysdr0.8-module-all package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove soapysdr0.8-module-all

Uninstall soapysdr0.8-module-all And Its Dependencies

To uninstall soapysdr0.8-module-all and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove soapysdr0.8-module-all

Remove soapysdr0.8-module-all Configurations and Data

To remove soapysdr0.8-module-all configuration and data from Ubuntu we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge soapysdr0.8-module-all

Remove soapysdr0.8-module-all configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove soapysdr0.8-module-all configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge soapysdr0.8-module-all

Dependencies

soapysdr0.8-module-all have the following dependencies:

References

soapysdr0.8-module-all website

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install soapysdr0.8-module-all package on Ubuntu using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.