How To Install airspy on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install airspy on Kali Linux. airspy is Tiny and efficient software defined radio receiver - utilities

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install airspy on Kali Linux.

What is airspy

airspy is:

Airspy is an open source Software Defined Radio that can receive between 24 MHz and 1750 MHz. Airspy has a 10 MHz bandwidth. 12bit ADC @ 20 MSPS (80dB SFDR, 64dB SNR, 10.4 ENOB) It is a High Speed USB device powered by the USB bus.

This package contains a set of command line utilities:

  • airspy_cpldjtag: program CLPD
  • airspy_info: probe device and show configuration
  • airspy_max2837: chip register read/write tool
  • airspy_rffc5071: chip register read/write tool
  • airspy_si5351c: chip register read/write tool
  • airspy_spiflash: read and write flash data from file.
  • airspy_transfer: file based transmit and receive sdr

There are three methods to install airspy 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 airspy Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install airspy

Install airspy Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install airspy using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install airspy

Install airspy 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 airspy using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install airspy

How To Uninstall airspy on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the airspy package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove airspy

Uninstall airspy And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove airspy

Remove airspy Configurations and Data

To remove airspy configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge airspy

Remove airspy configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge airspy

Dependencies

airspy have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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