How to Install and Uninstall soapysdr-module-rtlsdr Package on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish)

Last updated: May 15,2024

You can also install and uninstall the soapysdr-module-rtlsdr 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 "soapysdr-module-rtlsdr" package

Please follow the instructions below to install soapysdr-module-rtlsdr on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish)


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
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2. Uninstall "soapysdr-module-rtlsdr" package

Please follow the step by step instructions below to uninstall soapysdr-module-rtlsdr on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the soapysdr-module-rtlsdr package on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish)

Package: soapysdr-module-rtlsdr
Architecture: amd64
Version: 0.3.2-1
Multi-Arch: same
Priority: optional
Section: universe/hamradio
Source: soapyrtlsdr
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Debian Hamradio Maintainers
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 6
Depends: soapysdr0.8-module-rtlsdr (= 0.3.2-1)
Filename: pool/universe/s/soapyrtlsdr/soapysdr-module-rtlsdr_0.3.2-1_amd64.deb
Size: 992
MD5sum: 6307854bbf90384f8af04e5625026631
SHA1: 3ead11075f5748845bb1eb09181075a4339e6347
SHA256: dc001016cdb085f1904bb6f49ecd9ceaaf6d876a0f675573713f2af566499434
SHA512: 9bbb67cec4ec09a7f392aa573540497193c74b0086872b81fcced87a98d27199f83d9ecce8cea555deee74706ef9fa41253ac8e1cc01d7b46f78535a390efc81
Homepage: https://github.com/pothosware/SoapyRTLSDR/wiki
Description: RTL-SDR device support for SoapySDR (default version)
Description-md5: 32ed8afc8bcc9e0b530a4d0b67b5c3ff