How To Install gnuradio-dev on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install gnuradio-dev on Kali Linux. gnuradio-dev is GNU Software Defined Radio toolkit development

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install gnuradio-dev on Kali Linux.

What is gnuradio-dev

gnuradio-dev is:

Header files for the GNU Radio software defined radio system. Since GNU Radio is a framework for development of SDR applications, you are likely to need this installed.

Part of the main gnuradio build.

There are three methods to install gnuradio-dev 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 gnuradio-dev Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install gnuradio-dev

Install gnuradio-dev Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install gnuradio-dev

Install gnuradio-dev 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 gnuradio-dev using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install gnuradio-dev

How To Uninstall gnuradio-dev on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the gnuradio-dev package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove gnuradio-dev

Uninstall gnuradio-dev And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove gnuradio-dev

Remove gnuradio-dev Configurations and Data

To remove gnuradio-dev configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge gnuradio-dev

Remove gnuradio-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge gnuradio-dev

Dependencies

gnuradio-dev have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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