How to Install and Uninstall uhd-host Package on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

Last updated: April 24,2024

1. Install "uhd-host" package

This guide covers the steps necessary to install uhd-host on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)


    
        
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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

Please follow the guidelines below to uninstall uhd-host on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus):


    
        
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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 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

Package: uhd-host
Priority: optional
Section: universe/science
Installed-Size: 17878
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: A. Maitland Bottoms
Architecture: amd64
Source: uhd
Version: 3.9.2-1
Depends: adduser, libuhd003 (= 3.9.2-1), python, python-requests, libboost-filesystem1.58.0, libboost-program-options1.58.0, libboost-system1.58.0, libboost-test1.58.0, libboost-thread1.58.0, libc6 (>= 2.15), libgcc1 (>= 1:4.0), libncurses5 (>= 6), libstdc++6 (>= 5.2), libtinfo5 (>= 6)
Recommends: curl, procps, python-tk
Suggests: gnuradio
Filename: pool/universe/u/uhd/uhd-host_3.9.2-1_amd64.deb
Size: 1924084
MD5sum: b7f28559f677b165fea3bb246e341dfe
SHA1: f770b13ccf0547bb498fe70a7b040154ddca79ef
SHA256: a9d0f46fef6b56119194f1079900a2ecc414f7c619c0d03994282e02b3693916
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
Homepage: http://www.ettus.com/sdr-software/detail/usrp-hardware-driver
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Origin: Ubuntu