The Pothosware Framework PPA contains deb packages for the Pothos framework and various Pothos toolkits. Soapy SDR and a slew of hardware support drivers are provided by the MyriadRF SDR Drivers PPA.

The PPAs support the following Ubuntu releases:

• Focal (20.04 LTS)

Add the following PPAs to your Ubuntu system based on your needs:

#core framework and toolkits (required)
sudo add-apt-repository -y ppa:pothosware/framework
#support libraries for pothos (required)
sudo add-apt-repository -y ppa:pothosware/support
#supplies soapysdr, and drivers (optional)
sudo add-apt-repository -y ppa:myriadrf/drivers
#needed when using bladerf devices
sudo add-apt-repository -y ppa:bladerf/bladerf
#needed when using usrp devices
sudo add-apt-repository -y ppa:ettusresearch/uhd
#always update after adding PPAs
sudo apt-get update

Install Pothos with GUI tools and all official toolkits:

sudo apt-get install pothos-all
#or install bindings for python3
sudo apt-get install python3-pothos
#install development files for python blocks
sudo apt-get install pothos-python-dev

Install Soapy SDR runtime and utility packages:

#soapy sdr runtime and utilities
sudo apt-get install soapysdr-tools
#python3 language bindings
sudo apt-get install python3-soapysdr python3-numpy
#using soapy sdr for remote device support?
sudo apt-get install soapysdr-module-remote soapysdr-server

Install Soapy SDR support drivers for your hardware:

#osmo sdr support:
sudo apt-get install osmo-sdr soapysdr-module-osmosdr
#rtl sdr support:
sudo apt-get install rtl-sdr soapysdr-module-rtlsdr
#blade rf support:
sudo apt-get install bladerf soapysdr-module-bladerf
#hack rf support:
sudo apt-get install hackrf soapysdr-module-hackrf
#usrp support:
sudo apt-get install uhd-host uhd-soapysdr soapysdr-module-uhd
#miri SDR support:
sudo apt-get install miri-sdr soapysdr-module-mirisdr
#rf space support:
sudo apt-get install soapysdr-module-rfspace
#airspy support:
sudo apt-get install airspy soapysdr-module-airspy

Open a terminal and run:

#print information about the install
PothosUtil --system-info
SoapySDRUtil --info
#run the design GUI -- there should also be a menu shortcut
PothosFlow

Users may wish to build a more recent version of Pothos from source, but still use the PPAs to install various dependencies. Find this information documented in Ubuntu section of the build guide.