How To Install libhamlib-dev on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install libhamlib-dev on Kali Linux. libhamlib-dev is Development library to control radio transceivers and receivers

Introduction

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

What is libhamlib-dev

libhamlib-dev is:

Most recent amateur radio transceivers allow external control of their functions through a computer interface. Unfortunately, control commands are not always consistent across a manufacturer’s product line and each manufacturer’s product line differs greatly from its competitors.

This library addresses that issue by providing a standardised programming interface that applications can talk to and translating that into the appropriate commands required by the radio in use.

This package provides the development library with both C bindings. If you wish to run applications developed using this library you’ll need the ’libhamlib4’ package.

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

sudo apt-get -y install libhamlib-dev

Install libhamlib-dev Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libhamlib-dev

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

sudo aptitude -y install libhamlib-dev

How To Uninstall libhamlib-dev on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove libhamlib-dev

Uninstall libhamlib-dev And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libhamlib-dev

Remove libhamlib-dev Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge libhamlib-dev

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

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

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

Dependencies

libhamlib-dev have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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