How To Install bladerf-firmware-fx3 on Kali Linux
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install bladerf-firmware-fx3 on Kali Linux.
What is bladerf-firmware-fx3
bladerf-firmware-fx3 is:
This empty package will, at the time of installation, download an appropriate firmware image for using the Nuand bladeRF with a Cypress FX3 USB controller. The image will be downloaded from http://Nuand.com/fx3/ and saved to /usr/share/Nuand/bladeRF.
This bitstream will work for either the Nuand bladeRF x40 or the x115.
Note that this will not upgrade the bladeRF itself. That can be done with the bladeRF-cli utility.
There are three methods to install bladerf-firmware-fx3 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 bladerf-firmware-fx3 Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get updateAfter updating apt database, We can install bladerf-firmware-fx3 using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install bladerf-firmware-fx3Install bladerf-firmware-fx3 Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt updateAfter updating apt database, We can install bladerf-firmware-fx3 using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install bladerf-firmware-fx3Install bladerf-firmware-fx3 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 updateAfter updating apt database, We can install bladerf-firmware-fx3 using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install bladerf-firmware-fx3How To Uninstall bladerf-firmware-fx3 on Kali Linux
To uninstall only the bladerf-firmware-fx3 package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove bladerf-firmware-fx3Uninstall bladerf-firmware-fx3 And Its Dependencies
To uninstall bladerf-firmware-fx3 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove bladerf-firmware-fx3Remove bladerf-firmware-fx3 Configurations and Data
To remove bladerf-firmware-fx3 configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge bladerf-firmware-fx3Remove bladerf-firmware-fx3 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove bladerf-firmware-fx3 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge bladerf-firmware-fx3Dependencies
bladerf-firmware-fx3 have the following dependencies:
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install bladerf-firmware-fx3 package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.