hydrasdr/hydrasdr-host v1.0.3

HydraSDR RFOne Host Tools + Shared Lib / DLL v1.0.3

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What's Changed

• Add Debian package build support by @kng in #9
• Major refactoring to modernize CMake build system by @maitbot in #7
• Fix FreeBSD build on ARM and RISC-V by restricting SSE2 to x86_64/i386 architectures by @gh308 in #13
• Fix Debian packaging directory structure by @marex in #12
• Add CI/CD pipeline support for Linux Mint 22.1 (Xia)

New Contributors

• @kng made their first contribution in #9
• @maitbot made their first contribution in #7
• @gh308 made their first contribution in #13
• @marex made their first contribution in #12

Full Changelog: v1.0.2...v1.0.3

Available Builds:

Desktop Platforms (Generic Archives):

• Windows x64 (.zip)
• macOS ARM64 (Apple Silicon M1/M2/M3) (.tar.gz)
• macOS x86_64 (Intel Macs) (.tar.gz)

GNU/Linux Distributions (Native Packages - Recommended):

.deb packages (apt/dpkg):

• Ubuntu 24.04 LTS (Noble Numbat) - sudo dpkg -i [.zip also available for CI/CD]
• Ubuntu 22.04 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish) - sudo dpkg -i [.zip also available for CI/CD]
• Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (Focal Fossa) - sudo dpkg -i
• Linux Mint 22.1 (Xia) - sudo dpkg -i
• Linux Mint 22 (Wilma) - sudo dpkg -i
• Linux Mint 21.3 (Virginia) - sudo dpkg -i
• Linux Mint 21.2 (Victoria) - sudo dpkg -i
• Linux Mint 21.1 (Vera) - sudo dpkg -i
• Debian 13 (Trixie) - sudo dpkg -i
• Debian 12 (Bookworm) - sudo dpkg -i
• Debian 11 (Bullseye) - sudo dpkg -i

.rpm packages (dnf/yum/zypper):

• Fedora 42 (Latest) - sudo dnf install
• Fedora 41 - sudo dnf install
• AlmaLinux 9 - sudo dnf install
• openSUSE Tumbleweed - sudo zypper install

.pkg.tar.zst packages (pacman):

• Arch Linux - sudo pacman -U

Installation Instructions:

Recommended: Native Packages (Automatic dependency management)

Debian/Ubuntu/Linux Mint (.deb packages):

# Download the appropriate .deb file for your distribution
# Install the package
sudo dpkg -i hydrasdr-host-tools-[DISTRIBUTION]-v[VERSION].deb
sudo apt-get install -f  # Fix any dependency issues if needed

# Add your user to plugdev group for device access
sudo usermod -a -G plugdev $USER
# Log out and back in for group changes to take effect

Fedora/AlmaLinux (.rpm packages):

# Download the appropriate .rpm file for your distribution
# Install with automatic dependency resolution
sudo dnf install ./hydrasdr-host-tools-[DISTRIBUTION]-v[VERSION].rpm

# Add your user to plugdev group for device access
sudo usermod -a -G plugdev $USER

openSUSE (.rpm packages):

# Download the appropriate .rpm file
# wget https://github.com/hydrasdr/rfone_host/releases/download/nightly/hydrasdr-host-tools-openSUSE-Tumbleweed-v1.0.3.rpm

# Install with automatic dependency resolution
sudo zypper install ./hydrasdr-host-tools-openSUSE-Tumbleweed-v[VERSION].rpm

# Add your user to plugdev group for device access
sudo usermod -a -G plugdev $USER

Arch Linux (.pkg.tar.zst packages):

# Download the .pkg.tar.zst file
# wget https://github.com/hydrasdr/rfone_host/releases/download/nightly/hydrasdr-host-tools-Arch-Linux-v1.0.3.pkg.tar.zst

# Install with pacman
sudo pacman -U hydrasdr-host-tools-Arch-Linux-v[VERSION].pkg.tar.zst

# Add your user to plugdev group for device access
sudo usermod -a -G plugdev $USER

Alternative: Generic Archives (Manual installation)

Windows:

# Download and extract the .zip file
# All required DLLs are included in the package
# Add the extracted directory to your PATH environment variable

macOS:

# Download and extract the .tar.gz file
wget https://github.com/hydrasdr/rfone_host/releases/download/nightly/[package-name].tar.gz
tar -xzf [package-name].tar.gz

# Copy binaries to your PATH
sudo cp [extracted-dir]/* /usr/local/bin/

# Install dependencies via Homebrew
brew install libusb

Important Notes

• Devices with the new VID/PID require HydraSDR RFOne Firmware v1.0.2 or later
• Legacy devices continue to work without firmware updates

Need Help?

• 📖 Check the README.md for detailed build and usage instructions
• 🐛 Report issues on our [GitHub Issues](https://github.com/hydrasdr/rfone_host/issues) page
• 💬 Join the discussion in our community forums