How to Install and Uninstall librtlsdr-dev Package on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish)

Last updated: May 19,2024

You can also install and uninstall the librtlsdr-dev on the following distributions in the same way, as they are all based on the Ubuntu system

Kubuntu 22.04 LTS
Lubuntu 22.04 LTS
Xubuntu 22.04 LTS
Ubuntu MATE 22.04 LTS
Ubuntu Studio 22.04 LTS
Pop!_OS 22.04 LTS
Zorin OS 16 / Zorin OS 17
Ubuntu Budgie 22.04

1. Install "librtlsdr-dev" package

Here is a brief guide to show you how to install librtlsdr-dev on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish)


    
        
            $
        

        
            
                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
    Copied


    
        
            $
        

        
            
                sudo apt install
            
                        
                librtlsdr-dev
            
                    
    
    Copied

2. Uninstall "librtlsdr-dev" package

This guide let you learn how to uninstall librtlsdr-dev on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish):


    
        
            $
        

        
            
                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                librtlsdr-dev
            
                    
    
    Copied


    
        
            $
        

        
            
                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
    Copied

3. Information about the librtlsdr-dev package on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish)

Package: librtlsdr-dev
Architecture: amd64
Version: 0.6.0-4
Multi-Arch: same
Priority: extra
Section: universe/libdevel
Source: rtl-sdr
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: A. Maitland Bottoms
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 148
Depends: librtlsdr0 (= 0.6.0-4), libusb-1.0-0-dev
Filename: pool/universe/r/rtl-sdr/librtlsdr-dev_0.6.0-4_amd64.deb
Size: 37996
MD5sum: 060c20bef7ea8063f274f1f1556f0a8c
SHA1: cf4da2c20f7dfe8b628d19bdfa9fad6bdc3500a6
SHA256: 5066337a7daeabfaa09d905b40035418c5d5c5fae7ad7d4f25b92aad9baf406a
SHA512: ca79bf90b8a7b4041134312fd139c25f1b6c4c4469fb71a72cf63eb6db41713d689c419bc37bdc0cb19038d0b00f0188f147d98db038bdc64ca46a324c0a1df0
Homepage: http://sdr.osmocom.org/trac/wiki/rtl-sdr
Description: Software defined radio receiver for Realtek RTL2832U (development)
Description-md5: 80add2321bdda28a25cb030cf0c28f7f