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