How to Install and Uninstall rtl-sdr Package on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (Focal Fossa)

Last updated: May 07,2024

1. Install "rtl-sdr" package

In this section, we are going to explain the necessary steps to install rtl-sdr on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (Focal Fossa)


    
        
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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

Please follow the steps below to uninstall rtl-sdr on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (Focal Fossa):


    
        
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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 20.04 LTS (Focal Fossa)

Package: rtl-sdr
Architecture: amd64
Version: 0.6.0-3
Priority: extra
Section: universe/libs
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: A. Maitland Bottoms
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 261
Depends: librtlsdr0 (= 0.6.0-3), libc6 (>= 2.29)
Filename: pool/universe/r/rtl-sdr/rtl-sdr_0.6.0-3_amd64.deb
Size: 58388
MD5sum: 9266b50126bffbcb06da646515160d57
SHA1: 4f6e7603ede525f427291b29d2e746408e5fb921
SHA256: 2c477d6079bbe3ff48164a16a01264bf94400b3e8ecc649bd81e66c971e3d8c2
Homepage: http://sdr.osmocom.org/trac/wiki/rtl-sdr
Description: Software defined radio receiver for Realtek RTL2832U (tools)
Description-md5: e83ebc54466f1df73b3c0ad5540e4f0d