How To Install aprx on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install aprx on Kali Linux. aprx is APRS Digipeater and iGate

Introduction

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

What is aprx

aprx is:

Aprx is an APRS specific Digipeater and iGate. It supports multiple KISS-TNCs on serial ports and listening to any kernel AX.25 network interfaces.

Additional features include a built-in “erlang-monitor” to analyze activity level of radio channels.

This software requires a valid (and unique) ham radio callsign to operate fully and is therefore useful mainly for licensed radio amateurs.

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

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install aprx

Install aprx Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install aprx

Install aprx 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 aprx using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install aprx

How To Uninstall aprx on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove aprx

Uninstall aprx And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove aprx

Remove aprx Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge aprx

Remove aprx configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge aprx

Dependencies

aprx have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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