How to Install and Uninstall hackrf Package on Ubuntu 20.10 (Groovy Gorilla)

Last updated: November 22,2024

1. Install "hackrf" package

This guide covers the steps necessary to install hackrf on Ubuntu 20.10 (Groovy Gorilla)


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
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2. Uninstall "hackrf" package

Learn how to uninstall hackrf on Ubuntu 20.10 (Groovy Gorilla):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                hackrf
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the hackrf package on Ubuntu 20.10 (Groovy Gorilla)

Package: hackrf
Architecture: amd64
Version: 2018.01.1-2
Priority: extra
Section: universe/libs
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: A. Maitland Bottoms
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 131
Depends: libhackrf0 (= 2018.01.1-2), libc6 (>= 2.27), libfftw3-single3 (>= 3.3.5)
Filename: pool/universe/h/hackrf/hackrf_2018.01.1-2_amd64.deb
Size: 34728
MD5sum: 966d10aed5681dafb68afe7e0ecd4675
SHA1: 93dbd7609d67a836b650846f1c9bd4b5d1ddcdeb
SHA256: 99ae3235311b4bdc17d5ad599cc3aa9acc11937cdccef6ec141c4093e6c5af46
SHA512: 1cbc834612a700550a08ad18e138bc6f0c91128a5c4329da73df02ef2aa3a9a6a368168c071e82f8675b5b74b7b6104211da5b7aac9fc30435705fc04be5be58
Homepage: http://greatscottgadgets.com/hackrf/
Description-en: Software defined radio peripheral - utilities
HackRF is an open source Software Defined Radio that can receive
and transmit between 30 MHz and 6 GHz. HackRF has a 20 MHz bandwidth.
It is a High Speed USB device powered by the USB bus.
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This package contains a set of command line utilities:
* hackrf_cpldjtag: program CLPD
* hackrf_info: probe device and show configuration
* hackrf_max2837: chip register read/write tool
* hackrf_rffc5071: chip register read/write tool
* hackrf_si5351c: chip register read/write tool
* hackrf_spiflash: read and write flash data from file.
* hackrf_transfer: file based transmit and receive sdr
Description-md5: 6066a2daf7b430e5e3fda64b30c83484