How to Install and Uninstall rtl-sdr Package on Ubuntu 21.10 (Impish Indri)

Last updated: May 05,2024

1. Install "rtl-sdr" package

Here is a brief guide to show you how to install rtl-sdr on Ubuntu 21.10 (Impish Indri)


    
        
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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

This tutorial shows how to uninstall rtl-sdr on Ubuntu 21.10 (Impish Indri):


    
        
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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 21.10 (Impish Indri)

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
SHA512: 22faf082bbf155dfe7e0725e979c26880ee58bdcd9d926b1663a191bb209c9519f166a4496c0734d60445896d7069077bf37c20462d3940d55761859c65626d2
Homepage: http://sdr.osmocom.org/trac/wiki/rtl-sdr
Description-en: Software defined radio receiver for Realtek RTL2832U (tools)
rtl-sdr is a software defined radio (SDR) receiver software for certain
low-cost DVB-T/DAB(+) USB dongles based on the Realtek RTL2832U chip.
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This package contains a set of command line utilities:
* rtl_adsb: a simple ADS-B decoder for RTL2832 based DVB-T receivers
* rtl_eeprom: an EEPROM programming tool for RTL2832 based DVB-T receivers
* rtl_fm: a narrow band FM demodulator for RTL2832 based DVB-T receivers
* rtl_sdr: an I/Q recorder for RTL2832 based DVB-T receivers
* rtl_tcp: an I/Q spectrum server for RTL2832 based DVB-T receivers
* rtl_test: a benchmark tool for RTL2832 based DVB-T receivers
Description-md5: e83ebc54466f1df73b3c0ad5540e4f0d