How To Install libbladerf-dev on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install libbladerf-dev on Kali Linux. libbladerf-dev is Nuand bladeRF software-defined radio device (header files)

Introduction

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

What is libbladerf-dev

libbladerf-dev is:

The Nuand bladeRF is an open-source software-defined radio (SDR) system, comprised of an RF transceiver, a field-programmable gate array (FPGA), a microcontroller driving a USB 3.0 interface, and a suite of host libraries and drivers to facilitate interaction with the device.

This package contains the header files required for compiling bladeRF applications.

There are three methods to install libbladerf-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 libbladerf-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 libbladerf-dev using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libbladerf-dev

Install libbladerf-dev Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libbladerf-dev

Install libbladerf-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 libbladerf-dev using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libbladerf-dev

How To Uninstall libbladerf-dev on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove libbladerf-dev

Uninstall libbladerf-dev And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libbladerf-dev

Remove libbladerf-dev Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge libbladerf-dev

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

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

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

Dependencies

libbladerf-dev have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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