How to Install and Uninstall uhd-host Package on Ubuntu 20.10 (Groovy Gorilla)

Last updated: April 25,2024

1. Install "uhd-host" package

In this section, we are going to explain the necessary steps to install uhd-host on Ubuntu 20.10 (Groovy Gorilla)


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
                uhd-host
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "uhd-host" package

This tutorial shows how to uninstall uhd-host on Ubuntu 20.10 (Groovy Gorilla):


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

Package: uhd-host
Architecture: amd64
Version: 3.15.0.0-3build2
Priority: optional
Section: universe/science
Source: uhd
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: A. Maitland Bottoms
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 37329
Depends: adduser, libuhd3.15.0 (= 3.15.0.0-3build2), python3:any, python3-requests, libboost-filesystem1.71.0, libboost-program-options1.71.0, libboost-test1.71.0, libboost-thread1.71.0, libc6 (>= 2.29), libgcc-s1 (>= 4.0), libncurses6 (>= 6), libstdc++6 (>= 9), libtinfo6 (>= 6)
Recommends: curl, procps
Suggests: gnuradio, fdisk | util-linux (<< 2.29.2-3~)
Filename: pool/universe/u/uhd/uhd-host_3.15.0.0-3build2_amd64.deb
Size: 9534880
MD5sum: df811a49dae52c6b32582c866fcfecbb
SHA1: bd1f5c1db1f8cb90fcb719e66aa962f30ef1f176
SHA256: 10a2071da4a5ea64a3ddee1bfc11c40e377fc824a20e18d94a020acb46451ece
SHA512: 72a0503cc49b524fd60114ae9fe998dae0cb20a064df50e62626670dd7bd5a6750def4846a2ff3b8c7cc5ab75bee10dba1e128a38fa16cc45d84b09913e6d43b
Homepage: https://www.ettus.com/sdr-software/uhd-usrp-hardware-driver/
Description-en: universal hardware driver for Ettus Research products - host apps
Host utilities for the Universal Hardware Driver for Ettus Research products.
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The supported devices provide analog radio receiver and transmitter hardware
along with digital interfaces for getting signals to and from a software
defined radio running on the host computer.
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This package includes the uhd_find_devices application to locate and
configure attached peripherals, the uhd_usrp_probe application to
display hardware configuration information and Doxygen generated
documentation.
Description-md5: b195f823c5d84b2c18b8fd560af425ab