How to Install and Uninstall rtl-sdr Package on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Bionic Beaver)

Last updated: May 14,2024

1. Install "rtl-sdr" package

In this section, we are going to explain the necessary steps to install rtl-sdr on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Bionic Beaver)


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
                rtl-sdr
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "rtl-sdr" package

Learn how to uninstall rtl-sdr on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Bionic Beaver):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                rtl-sdr
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the rtl-sdr package on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Bionic Beaver)

Package: rtl-sdr
Architecture: amd64
Version: 0.5.3-13
Priority: extra
Section: universe/libs
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: A. Maitland Bottoms
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 195
Depends: librtlsdr0 (= 0.5.3-13), libc6 (>= 2.15)
Filename: pool/universe/r/rtl-sdr/rtl-sdr_0.5.3-13_amd64.deb
Size: 55188
MD5sum: fbb0fd07486ee9e6d9453da6c0a94a8a
SHA1: 9b0266972b510c60c4dc2f98234f0117d998b2ff
SHA256: 8cf5018bdc481b1ae6bdedc6e1b545d9b164ecd0b25f84acdfa2e903bf88b11f
Homepage: http://sdr.osmocom.org/trac/wiki/rtl-sdr
Description: Software defined radio receiver for Realtek RTL2832U (tools)
Description-md5: e83ebc54466f1df73b3c0ad5540e4f0d