How To Install python3-bladerf on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-bladerf on Kali Linux. python3-bladerf is Nuand bladeRF software-defined radio device (Python)

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-bladerf on Kali Linux.

What is python3-bladerf

python3-bladerf 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 provides Python bindings for controlling the bladeRF.

There are three methods to install python3-bladerf 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 python3-bladerf Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install python3-bladerf using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install python3-bladerf

Install python3-bladerf Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install python3-bladerf using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install python3-bladerf

Install python3-bladerf 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 python3-bladerf using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install python3-bladerf

How To Uninstall python3-bladerf on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the python3-bladerf package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove python3-bladerf

Uninstall python3-bladerf And Its Dependencies

To uninstall python3-bladerf and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove python3-bladerf

Remove python3-bladerf Configurations and Data

To remove python3-bladerf configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge python3-bladerf

Remove python3-bladerf configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove python3-bladerf configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python3-bladerf

Dependencies

python3-bladerf have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-bladerf package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.