# Packaging

**URL:** https://discourse.myriadrf.org/c/projects/packaging/19.md

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## [About the Packaging category](https://discourse.myriadrf.org/t/about-the-packaging-category/195)

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**Author:** [@andrewback](https://discourse.myriadrf.org/u/andrewback)\
**Replies:** 0

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## [Updating the PPA to SoapySDR 0.7](https://discourse.myriadrf.org/t/updating-the-ppa-to-soapysdr-0-7/3892)

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**Author:** [@joshblum](https://discourse.myriadrf.org/u/joshblum)\
**Replies:** 13\
**Last updated:** [13 January 2019 22:53 UTC](https://discourse.myriadrf.org/t/updating-the-ppa-to-soapysdr-0-7/3892 "2019-01-13T22:53:04Z")

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So I tagged SoapySDR release 0.7 a few months ago, and many of the device support projects while I was at it. This release basically means API additions, some device factory speedups and parallelization, some new command…

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## [More recent gnuradio?](https://discourse.myriadrf.org/t/more-recent-gnuradio/3987)

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**Author:** [@adsgfgfgfdf23wqfeq](https://discourse.myriadrf.org/u/adsgfgfgfdf23wqfeq)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [12 January 2019 12:07 UTC](https://discourse.myriadrf.org/t/more-recent-gnuradio/3987 "2019-01-12T12:07:52Z")

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https://launchpad.net/~myriadrf/+archive/ubuntu/gnuradio?field.series\_filter=xenial 3.7.10.1 was released on Aug 14, 2016. Is there anything blocking a more recent version of gnuradio?

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## [SDR on Arch Linux!](https://discourse.myriadrf.org/t/sdr-on-arch-linux/2934)

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**Author:** [@FFY00](https://discourse.myriadrf.org/u/FFY00)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [16 August 2018 22:52 UTC](https://discourse.myriadrf.org/t/sdr-on-arch-linux/2934 "2018-08-16T22:52:59Z")

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I have been adding/updating packages related to SDR in the Arch Linux AUR repository. My goal is to make SDR development/usage on Arch Linux as feasible as other distributions, or even more. This includes SoapySDR (as we…

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## [PPA update for Ubuntu 18.04](https://discourse.myriadrf.org/t/ppa-update-for-ubuntu-18-04/2728)

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**Author:** [@csete](https://discourse.myriadrf.org/u/csete)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [1 May 2018 20:17 UTC](https://discourse.myriadrf.org/t/ppa-update-for-ubuntu-18-04/2728 "2018-05-01T20:17:07Z")

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Greetings, The gqrx and MyriadRF PPAs are now updated to support Ubuntu 18.04 LTS. I tried to use as much as possible from the official repositories and only rebuild what was absolutely necessary: libairspyhf libad93…

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## [LimeSDR-GRC snap - gnuradio-companion cannot start](https://discourse.myriadrf.org/t/limesdr-grc-snap-gnuradio-companion-cannot-start/1287)

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**Author:** [@rainae](https://discourse.myriadrf.org/u/rainae)\
**Replies:** 8\
**Last updated:** [31 March 2018 17:09 UTC](https://discourse.myriadrf.org/t/limesdr-grc-snap-gnuradio-companion-cannot-start/1287 "2018-03-31T17:09:57Z")

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I just installed the various snaps from the LimeNET store. When trying to start the gnuradio-companion, I get the error: /snap/limesdr-grc/3/bin/desktop-launch: /snap/limesdr-grc/3/bin/gnuradio-companion: /home/jblum/…

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## [Changes required in PPA dependency](https://discourse.myriadrf.org/t/changes-required-in-ppa-dependency/2435)

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**Author:** [@csete](https://discourse.myriadrf.org/u/csete)\
**Replies:** 10\
**Last updated:** [9 March 2018 22:15 UTC](https://discourse.myriadrf.org/t/changes-required-in-ppa-dependency/2435 "2018-03-09T22:15:23Z")

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Hi @joshblum I just realized that every time Ettus updates UHD in their PPA, it replaces the previous version, practically breaking all binary packages that were built using the previous version. I think this happens be…

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## [Ettus UHD ABI Mismatch with GQRX](https://discourse.myriadrf.org/t/ettus-uhd-abi-mismatch-with-gqrx/2263)

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**Author:** [@mickeyhorn](https://discourse.myriadrf.org/u/mickeyhorn)\
**Replies:** 13\
**Last updated:** [24 February 2018 17:33 UTC](https://discourse.myriadrf.org/t/ettus-uhd-abi-mismatch-with-gqrx/2263 "2018-02-24T17:33:14Z")

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I’m having the same issue as kenerny back in August 17 (Ettus update of UHD baseline has broken gr-uhd or gr-osmosdr), however it is now between ABI 3.10.2 and 3.10.3. Googling shows that I just have to request an update…

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## [LimeSuite packages available in drivers PPA](https://discourse.myriadrf.org/t/limesuite-packages-available-in-drivers-ppa/340)

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**Author:** [@joshblum](https://discourse.myriadrf.org/u/joshblum)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [19 May 2016 20:43 UTC](https://discourse.myriadrf.org/t/limesuite-packages-available-in-drivers-ppa/340 "2016-05-19T20:43:28Z")

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LimeSuite binaries are now available on the drivers PPA. Packages are available for Ubuntu Xenial, Wily, and Trusty. Basic apt-get install commands This will add the PPA and install the gui, soapy support, and udev r…

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## [Pothos on Debian Linux - A tale](https://discourse.myriadrf.org/t/pothos-on-debian-linux-a-tale/1455)

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**Author:** [@hTo137](https://discourse.myriadrf.org/u/hTo137)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [3 September 2017 01:57 UTC](https://discourse.myriadrf.org/t/pothos-on-debian-linux-a-tale/1455 "2017-09-03T01:57:47Z")

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I don't use Debian but I am considering it for a number of reasons. In the context of software for radios, I wanted to see where things stand and what packages are on debian. I wondered why there's no Pothos package on…

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## [PPA update 2017-08-19](https://discourse.myriadrf.org/t/ppa-update-2017-08-19/1616)

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**Author:** [@csete](https://discourse.myriadrf.org/u/csete)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [19 August 2017 19:45 UTC](https://discourse.myriadrf.org/t/ppa-update-2017-08-19/1616 "2017-08-19T19:45:17Z")

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Greetings, I have updated the MyriadRF PPAs to include the latest snapshots libiio, gr-iio and a patched version of gr-osmosdr, which adds an experimental plutosdr source block. Alex

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## [Ettus update of UHD baseline has broken gr-uhd or gr-osmosdr](https://discourse.myriadrf.org/t/ettus-update-of-uhd-baseline-has-broken-gr-uhd-or-gr-osmosdr/1583)

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**Author:** [@kenerney](https://discourse.myriadrf.org/u/kenerney)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [10 August 2017 18:03 UTC](https://discourse.myriadrf.org/t/ettus-update-of-uhd-baseline-has-broken-gr-uhd-or-gr-osmosdr/1583 "2017-08-10T18:03:20Z")

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It appears that Ettus has updated their PPA again. While trying to instal gqrx on a clean 16.04 system using the MyriadRF guide and repo, I am getting an ABI mismatch (shown below). It appears the affected modules will…

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## [Gqrx dependencies](https://discourse.myriadrf.org/t/gqrx-dependencies/1353)

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**Author:** [@hTo137](https://discourse.myriadrf.org/u/hTo137)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [19 June 2017 20:32 UTC](https://discourse.myriadrf.org/t/gqrx-dependencies/1353 "2017-06-19T20:32:39Z")

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(This seemed to me the best place to post this, if not please move it.) What dependencies are there in Gqrx on Gnuradio that are possible to remove/replace? I suppose realistically it boils down to how much work's invo…

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## [Ubuntu 17.04 Zesty not ready?](https://discourse.myriadrf.org/t/ubuntu-17-04-zesty-not-ready/1135)

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**Author:** [@wb8lbz\_Larry](https://discourse.myriadrf.org/u/wb8lbz_Larry)\
**Replies:** 32\
**Last updated:** [4 June 2017 18:52 UTC](https://discourse.myriadrf.org/t/ubuntu-17-04-zesty-not-ready/1135 "2017-06-04T18:52:44Z")

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I just loaded Ubuntu 17.04 (Zesty) and tried the usual sudo add-apt-repository -y ppa:ettusresearch/uhd sudo add-apt-repository -y ppa:myriadrf/drivers sudo add-apt-repository -y ppa:myriadrf/gnuradio sudo add-apt-reposi…

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## [Initial (hackish) Gqrx snap](https://discourse.myriadrf.org/t/initial-hackish-gqrx-snap/966)

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**Author:** [@lool](https://discourse.myriadrf.org/u/lool)\
**Replies:** 22\
**Last updated:** [26 March 2017 19:59 UTC](https://discourse.myriadrf.org/t/initial-hackish-gqrx-snap/966 "2017-03-26T19:59:17Z")

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Hi! I have an initial albeit hackish and half-broken Gqrx snap and feel it’s the right moment to mention this here! Some of you might have heard about snaps; for the others: it’s more of an app distribution format like…

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## [HackRF 2017.02.1](https://discourse.myriadrf.org/t/hackrf-2017-02-1/752)

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**Author:** [@csete](https://discourse.myriadrf.org/u/csete)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [20 February 2017 16:16 UTC](https://discourse.myriadrf.org/t/hackrf-2017-02-1/752 "2017-02-20T16:16:10Z")

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Hi @joshblum If it's OK with you, I am going to upload a new hackrf package. This new library is needed if people upgrade their firmware to 2017.02.1, and I suspect many people will do to get the new sweeping function…

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## [Packages for Ubuntu 16.10](https://discourse.myriadrf.org/t/packages-for-ubuntu-16-10/667)

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**Author:** [@csete](https://discourse.myriadrf.org/u/csete)\
**Replies:** 10\
**Last updated:** [3 February 2017 09:42 UTC](https://discourse.myriadrf.org/t/packages-for-ubuntu-16-10/667 "2017-02-03T09:42:40Z")

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Hi guys, in particular @joshblum Due to the recent UHD PPA updates I went on and built the relevant packages (gnuradio and up) for Ubuntu 16.10. Unfortunately, the known crash issue has not been resolved in the latest …

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## [Request to package gr-linuxsdr](https://discourse.myriadrf.org/t/request-to-package-gr-linuxsdr/597)

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**Author:** [@normanr](https://discourse.myriadrf.org/u/normanr)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [1 January 2017 19:39 UTC](https://discourse.myriadrf.org/t/request-to-package-gr-linuxsdr/597 "2017-01-01T19:39:39Z")

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Would it be possible to add gr-linuxsdr to driver packaging. It allows GNU Radio to use the Linux kernel's native Video4Linux SDR support; which reduces the amount of manual module blacklisting etc required to get rtl-s…

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## [Alternate rtl-sdr package (rtl-dsr-x)](https://discourse.myriadrf.org/t/alternate-rtl-sdr-package-rtl-dsr-x/561)

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**Author:** [@csete](https://discourse.myriadrf.org/u/csete)\
**Replies:** 8\
**Last updated:** [12 December 2016 14:47 UTC](https://discourse.myriadrf.org/t/alternate-rtl-sdr-package-rtl-dsr-x/561 "2016-12-12T14:47:12Z")

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Greetings, There is a fork of rtl-sdr that adds many bug-fixes and improvements to the original rtl-sdr code base. I have been asked to add it to our drivers repository and I think we could add it under a different nam…

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## [Plan for updating the PPAs - gr3.7.10, soapy0.5](https://discourse.myriadrf.org/t/plan-for-updating-the-ppas-gr3-7-10-soapy0-5/473)

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**Author:** [@joshblum](https://discourse.myriadrf.org/u/joshblum)\
**Replies:** 15\
**Last updated:** [5 December 2016 19:42 UTC](https://discourse.myriadrf.org/t/plan-for-updating-the-ppas-gr3-7-10-soapy0-5/473 "2016-12-05T19:42:16Z")

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Hey guys, I’ve been meaning to start an effort on this for a while now. The topic is updating the myriadrf PPAs to recent versions of GNURadio and soapysdr. There are quite a lot of interrelated packages, so I figure tha…

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## [A few patches for gr-osmosdr](https://discourse.myriadrf.org/t/a-few-patches-for-gr-osmosdr/494)

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**Author:** [@csete](https://discourse.myriadrf.org/u/csete)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [9 October 2016 19:40 UTC](https://discourse.myriadrf.org/t/a-few-patches-for-gr-osmosdr/494 "2016-10-09T19:40:56Z")

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This is mostly for @joshblum but others are of course welcome to comment \[:slightly\_smiling:\] While working on Gqrx 2.6 I have accumulated a few patches for gr-osmosdr that I would like to include in our Ubuntu package…

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## [Airspy host 1.0.8](https://discourse.myriadrf.org/t/airspy-host-1-0-8/328)

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**Author:** [@csete](https://discourse.myriadrf.org/u/csete)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [9 May 2016 19:09 UTC](https://discourse.myriadrf.org/t/airspy-host-1-0-8/328 "2016-05-09T19:09:32Z")

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Greetings, Today I have backported the Airspy library and host tools from Yakkety. This should include support for the new Airspy Mini. I will probably have to update and patch gr-osmosdr as well in order to distingu…

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## [Adding gr-fosphor and GLFW3 PPA](https://discourse.myriadrf.org/t/adding-gr-fosphor-and-glfw3-ppa/257)

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**Author:** [@andrewback](https://discourse.myriadrf.org/u/andrewback)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [19 February 2016 08:03 UTC](https://discourse.myriadrf.org/t/adding-gr-fosphor-and-glfw3-ppa/257 "2016-02-19T08:03:12Z")

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I've just added the GLFW3 PPA to the dependency list for the GNU Radio PPA, in an effort to build packages of gr-fosphor for Trusty. Not sure if this, or attempting to provide a backport of the official libglfw3-dev pack…

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## [Gr-osmosdr updated to 0.1.4.67.ac15e78](https://discourse.myriadrf.org/t/gr-osmosdr-updated-to-0-1-4-67-ac15e78/250)

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**Author:** [@csete](https://discourse.myriadrf.org/u/csete)\
**Replies:** 18\
**Last updated:** [25 January 2016 20:10 UTC](https://discourse.myriadrf.org/t/gr-osmosdr-updated-to-0-1-4-67-ac15e78/250 "2016-01-25T20:10:22Z")

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Greetings, Today I have updated the gr-osmosdr packages to the latest git snapshot, so that it now includes support for Red Pitaya SDR transceiver and the new gain modes for the Airspy. It's API/ABI compatible with the…

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## [Updating packages before new gqrx release](https://discourse.myriadrf.org/t/updating-packages-before-new-gqrx-release/237)

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**Author:** [@csete](https://discourse.myriadrf.org/u/csete)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [12 December 2015 20:54 UTC](https://discourse.myriadrf.org/t/updating-packages-before-new-gqrx-release/237 "2015-12-12T20:54:01Z")

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Hi guys, At long last, I am getting ready for a new release of gqrx, which will use this PPA. There is a new libairspy that I will update and consequently gr-osmosdr. For gr-osmosdr I would also like to include a patch…

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## [Conflicting libuhd003 vs. libuhd003v5 dependencies](https://discourse.myriadrf.org/t/conflicting-libuhd003-vs-libuhd003v5-dependencies/215)

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**Author:** [@csete](https://discourse.myriadrf.org/u/csete)\
**Replies:** 8\
**Last updated:** [4 October 2015 18:46 UTC](https://discourse.myriadrf.org/t/conflicting-libuhd003-vs-libuhd003v5-dependencies/215 "2015-10-04T18:46:35Z")

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Hi Josh, I am trying to set up a new laptop to be used with a USRP device. After adding the PPAs I have installed the "gnuradio" package. This installed libgnuradio-uhd3.7.7.1 which depends on libuhd003 (3.8.4). Howeve…

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## [New packages in the SDR Drivers PPA](https://discourse.myriadrf.org/t/new-packages-in-the-sdr-drivers-ppa/197)

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**Author:** [@csete](https://discourse.myriadrf.org/u/csete)\
**Replies:** 20\
**Last updated:** [14 August 2015 19:06 UTC](https://discourse.myriadrf.org/t/new-packages-in-the-sdr-drivers-ppa/197 "2015-08-14T19:06:20Z")

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Greetings, New packages available in the Myriad-RF SDR Drivers PPA: rtl-sdr 0.5.3 Hackrf 2014.08.1 Airspy 1.0.5 The packages are built for Ubuntu 12.04 Precise, 14.04 Trusty, 14.10 Utopic, 15.04 Vivid and 15.10…