How To Install bladerf-fpga-hostedx115 on Kali Linux

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install bladerf-fpga-hostedx115 on Kali Linux.

What is bladerf-fpga-hostedx115

bladerf-fpga-hostedx115 is:

This empty package will, at the time of installation, download an appropriate FPGA bitstream for using the Nuand bladeRF in a hosted (USB-controlled) configuration. The FPGA bitstream will be downloaded from http://Nuand.com/fpga/ and saved to /usr/share/Nuand/bladeRF.

This bitstream is for the bladeRF x115 with the Altera Cyclone IV EP4CE115 FPGA.

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-fpga-hostedx115 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-fpga-hostedx115 Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install bladerf-fpga-hostedx115 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install bladerf-fpga-hostedx115

Install bladerf-fpga-hostedx115 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install bladerf-fpga-hostedx115 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install bladerf-fpga-hostedx115

Install bladerf-fpga-hostedx115 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 bladerf-fpga-hostedx115 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install bladerf-fpga-hostedx115

How To Uninstall bladerf-fpga-hostedx115 on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the bladerf-fpga-hostedx115 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove bladerf-fpga-hostedx115

Uninstall bladerf-fpga-hostedx115 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall bladerf-fpga-hostedx115 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove bladerf-fpga-hostedx115

Remove bladerf-fpga-hostedx115 Configurations and Data

To remove bladerf-fpga-hostedx115 configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge bladerf-fpga-hostedx115

Remove bladerf-fpga-hostedx115 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove bladerf-fpga-hostedx115 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge bladerf-fpga-hostedx115

Dependencies

bladerf-fpga-hostedx115 have the following dependencies:

• ca-certificates
• libbladerf2
• wget

References

• bladerf-fpga-hostedx115 website

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install bladerf-fpga-hostedx115 package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.