How To Install aprsdigi on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install aprsdigi on Kali Linux. aprsdigi is digipeater for APRS

Introduction

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

What is aprsdigi

aprsdigi is:

Aprsdigi is a specialized Amateur Packet Radio (AX.25) UI-frame digipeater for the Automatic Position Reporting Systems, APRS(tm). It uses the Linux kernel AX.25 network stack as well as the SOCK_PACKET facility to listen for packets on one or more radio interfaces (ports) and repeat those packets – with several possible modifications – on the same or other interfaces. Aprsdigi can also use the Internet to tunnel connections among other APRS digipeaters and nodes using IPv4 or IPv6 UDP unicast or multicast.

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

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install aprsdigi

Install aprsdigi Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install aprsdigi

Install aprsdigi 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 aprsdigi using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install aprsdigi

How To Uninstall aprsdigi on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove aprsdigi

Uninstall aprsdigi And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove aprsdigi

Remove aprsdigi Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge aprsdigi

Remove aprsdigi configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge aprsdigi

Dependencies

aprsdigi have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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