How to Install and Uninstall librtlsdr-dev Package on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

Last updated: May 17,2024

1. Install "librtlsdr-dev" package

This is a short guide on how to install librtlsdr-dev on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)


    
        
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
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2. Uninstall "librtlsdr-dev" package

This guide covers the steps necessary to uninstall librtlsdr-dev on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus):


    
        
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the librtlsdr-dev package on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

Package: librtlsdr-dev
Priority: extra
Section: universe/libdevel
Installed-Size: 124
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Adam Cécile (Le_Vert)
Architecture: amd64
Source: rtl-sdr
Version: 0.5.3-5
Depends: librtlsdr0 (= 0.5.3-5), libusb-1.0-0-dev
Filename: pool/universe/r/rtl-sdr/librtlsdr-dev_0.5.3-5_amd64.deb
Size: 29814
MD5sum: bc3612d23b53bd8e3fcaa331a3a4022b
SHA1: ac1813f8c443b61738c26b8c1477e5701b763dba
SHA256: 96ece25ad42a835a1379d012291f6007df3eb93d00f94f5d3883d497a2a39b3f
Description-en: Software defined radio receiver for Realtek RTL2832U (development)
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 development files.
Description-md5: 80add2321bdda28a25cb030cf0c28f7f
Homepage: http://sdr.osmocom.org/trac/wiki/rtl-sdr
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Origin: Ubuntu