airspy_r820t command not found

In this troubleshooting guide we learn how to fix airspy_r820t command not found error message

Introduction

When you run more command in linux terminal / console, you get the following error message

airspy_r820t: command not found

or when using sudo you get the following error message

sudo: airspy_r820t: command not found

Solutions to airspy_r820t: command not found

How To Fix airspy_r820t: command not found in Ubuntu / Debian / Kali Linux / Raspbian

In Ubuntu airspy_r820t is provided by airspy package.

airspy is:

Airspy is an open source Software Defined Radio that can receive between 24 MHz and 1750 MHz. Airspy has a 10 MHz bandwidth. 12bit ADC @ 20 MSPS (80dB SFDR, 64dB SNR, 10.4 ENOB) It is a High Speed USB device powered by the USB bus.

This package contains a set of command line utilities:

  • airspy_cpldjtag: program CLPD
  • airspy_info: probe device and show configuration
  • airspy_max2837: chip register read/write tool
  • airspy_rffc5071: chip register read/write tool
  • airspy_si5351c: chip register read/write tool
  • airspy_spiflash: read and write flash data from file.
  • airspy_transfer: file based transmit and receive sdr

To fix this problem, we can install more using the command below.

sudo apt-get -y install airspy

This command might take some time to finish depending on your machine internet connection.

You can also use apt command to install airspy.

sudo apt -y install airspy

Or if you have aptitude installed you can use the following command.

sudo aptitude install airspy

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to fix airspy_r820t command not found error in Ubuntu / Debian / Kali Linux or Raspbian distribution.