How To Install baycomusb on Kali Linux

Introduction

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

What is baycomusb

baycomusb is:

This package provides drivers for the baycom usb packet radio modem designed by HB9JNX.

This was used for AX25 packet communication over Amateur Radio.

Note that the upstream for this package has vanished so there is no Homepage: here and no debian/watch file.

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

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install baycomusb

Install baycomusb Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install baycomusb

Install baycomusb 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 baycomusb using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install baycomusb

How To Uninstall baycomusb on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove baycomusb

Uninstall baycomusb And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove baycomusb

Remove baycomusb Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge baycomusb

Remove baycomusb configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge baycomusb

Dependencies

baycomusb have the following dependencies:

• libc6
• libxml2

References

• baycomusb website

Summary

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