libbladerf2¶
Library and udev rules for Nuand bladeRF boards
- Version recorded: 0.2024.05
- Categories:
sdr-hardware - Upstream: https://github.com/Nuand/bladeRF
What it does¶
The shared library the bladeRF host tools and SoapySDR module are built against, together with the udev rules that make the boards accessible without root.
Why you would want it¶
Nothing reaches a bladeRF without it, and its udev rules are the reason the hardware entry's identifiers are confirmed rather than guessed — they were read from this package's own rules.
Before it will work¶
bladeRF hardware. Firmware and FPGA images are separate and version- sensitive.
How it installs¶
- apt:
libbladerf2
Known problems¶
Debian 13, Parrot and Ubuntu 26.04 ship 0.2024.05 while Kali ships 0.2025.10 (apt-cache policy, 2026-08-28), and the FPGA image must match the library version. The x40, x115 and 2.0 micro are different boards with different images.
Keeping it current¶
- probe: apt policy
- strategy: apt_upgrade