Installing Lime Suite on macOS

2019-03-19T14:35:07Z

DavideGerhard:

Lime Suite is a cross-platform software stack for the configuration and use of a range of software defined radio (SDR) platforms, including the LimeSDR family.

There are two way to install Lime Suite on Apple's macOS operating system: you can choose between [https://www.macports.org MacPorts] or [https://brew.sh/ Homebrew].

== Installing via MacPorts==
If you don't have already installed MacPorts follow the official [https://www.macports.org/install.php guide]

Then install Lime Suite with

<source lang="bash">
sudo port install limesuite
</source>

If you also need Gnu Radio block for Limesdr use

<source lang="bash">
sudo port install gr-limesdr
</source>

To uninstall

<source lang="bash">
sudo port uninstall limesuite gr-limesdr
</source>

==Installing via Homebrew==
The following instructions use the [https://github.com/pothosware/homebrew-pothos/wiki Pothos Homebrew tap].
Begin by installing the Apple Xcode Command Line Tools by opening a terminal and typing the following command:

<source lang="bash">
xcode-select --install
</source>

Click "Install" in the dialogue that appears, then wait while the Xcode tools are downloaded and installed. When the process has completed, install Homebrew with the following command:

<source lang="bash">
/usr/bin/ruby -e "$(curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Homebrew/install/master/install)"
</source>

Finally, install Lime Suite by typing the following two commands:

<source lang="bash">
brew update
brew install limesuite
</source>

===Uninstalling via Homebrew===
To remove Lime Suite and its dependencies when installed via Homebrew, type the following command:

<source lang="bash">
brew uninstall limesuite
</source>

==Next Steps==
If you have installed Lime Suite to use a LimeSDR device, follow the instructions in [[Getting Started with the LimeSDR]] to install, configure, and test your hardware.

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