How To Install libairspy-dev on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install libairspy-dev on Kali Linux. libairspy-dev is Tiny and efficient software defined radio receiver - development

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libairspy-dev on Kali Linux.

What is libairspy-dev

libairspy-dev 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 development files.

There are three methods to install libairspy-dev on Kali Linux. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install libairspy-dev Using apt-get

Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libairspy-dev using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libairspy-dev

Install libairspy-dev Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libairspy-dev using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libairspy-dev

Install libairspy-dev Using aptitude

If you want to follow this method, you might need to install aptitude on Kali Linux first since aptitude is usually not installed by default on Kali Linux. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.

sudo aptitude update

After updating apt database, We can install libairspy-dev using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libairspy-dev

How To Uninstall libairspy-dev on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the libairspy-dev package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libairspy-dev

Uninstall libairspy-dev And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libairspy-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libairspy-dev

Remove libairspy-dev Configurations and Data

To remove libairspy-dev configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libairspy-dev

Remove libairspy-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libairspy-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libairspy-dev

Dependencies

libairspy-dev have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libairspy-dev package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.