How To Install libosmosdr-dev on Kali Linux
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libosmosdr-dev on Kali Linux.
What is libosmosdr-dev
libosmosdr-dev is:
OsmoSDR is a 100% Free Software based small form-factor inexpensive SDR (Software Defined Radio) project.
The hardware part of OsmoSDR brings information from an antenna connector to a USB plug.
This package is the software that provides control of the USB hardware and an API to pass data to software defined radio applications on the host.
This package contains development files.
There are three methods to install libosmosdr-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 libosmosdr-dev Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get updateAfter updating apt database, We can install libosmosdr-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libosmosdr-devInstall libosmosdr-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt updateAfter updating apt database, We can install libosmosdr-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libosmosdr-devInstall libosmosdr-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 updateAfter updating apt database, We can install libosmosdr-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libosmosdr-devHow To Uninstall libosmosdr-dev on Kali Linux
To uninstall only the libosmosdr-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libosmosdr-devUninstall libosmosdr-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libosmosdr-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libosmosdr-devRemove libosmosdr-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libosmosdr-dev configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libosmosdr-devRemove libosmosdr-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libosmosdr-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libosmosdr-devDependencies
libosmosdr-dev have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libosmosdr-dev package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
