How To Install gr-fcdproplus on Kali Linux
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install gr-fcdproplus on Kali Linux.
What is gr-fcdproplus
gr-fcdproplus is:
Support hardware for software radio using the fcdproplus which provides sampled RF IQ data as a USB audio stereo data stream. Control is done over USB HID protocol.
Both the Funcube Dongle Pro and Pro+ are supported by this package. Previous Funcube Dongle device support is already included in gnuradio itself.
This package provides a Python library as well as a gnuradio companion source object.
There are three methods to install gr-fcdproplus 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 gr-fcdproplus Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get updateAfter updating apt database, We can install gr-fcdproplus using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install gr-fcdproplusInstall gr-fcdproplus Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt updateAfter updating apt database, We can install gr-fcdproplus using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install gr-fcdproplusInstall gr-fcdproplus 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 gr-fcdproplus using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install gr-fcdproplusHow To Uninstall gr-fcdproplus on Kali Linux
To uninstall only the gr-fcdproplus package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove gr-fcdproplusUninstall gr-fcdproplus And Its Dependencies
To uninstall gr-fcdproplus and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove gr-fcdproplusRemove gr-fcdproplus Configurations and Data
To remove gr-fcdproplus configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge gr-fcdproplusRemove gr-fcdproplus configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove gr-fcdproplus configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge gr-fcdproplusDependencies
gr-fcdproplus have the following dependencies:
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install gr-fcdproplus package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
