How To Install osmo-fl2k on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install osmo-fl2k on Kali Linux. osmo-fl2k is use a VGA USB adapter as DAC and SDR transmitter

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install osmo-fl2k on Kali Linux.

What is osmo-fl2k

osmo-fl2k is:

This software allows one to use USB 3.0 to VGA adapters based on the Fresco Logic FL2000 chip as general purpose DACs and SDR transmitter generating a continuous stream of samples by avoiding the HSYNC and VSYNC blanking intervals.

There are three methods to install osmo-fl2k 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 osmo-fl2k Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install osmo-fl2k using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install osmo-fl2k

Install osmo-fl2k Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install osmo-fl2k using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install osmo-fl2k

Install osmo-fl2k 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 osmo-fl2k using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install osmo-fl2k

How To Uninstall osmo-fl2k on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the osmo-fl2k package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove osmo-fl2k

Uninstall osmo-fl2k And Its Dependencies

To uninstall osmo-fl2k and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove osmo-fl2k

Remove osmo-fl2k Configurations and Data

To remove osmo-fl2k configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge osmo-fl2k

Remove osmo-fl2k configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove osmo-fl2k configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge osmo-fl2k

Dependencies

osmo-fl2k have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install osmo-fl2k package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.