How To Install gr-iio on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install gr-iio on Kali Linux. gr-iio is IIO blocks for GnuRadio

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install gr-iio on Kali Linux.

What is gr-iio

gr-iio is:

Libiio is a library that has been conceived to ease the development of applications interfacing Industrial Input/Output (IIO) devices through the IIO subsystem of the Linux kernel.

The IIO blocks for GnuRadio can be used to create flowgraphs that interface IIO devices through libiio.

This package contains the development files.

There are three methods to install gr-iio 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-iio Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install gr-iio

Install gr-iio Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install gr-iio

Install gr-iio 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 gr-iio using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install gr-iio

How To Uninstall gr-iio on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the gr-iio package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove gr-iio

Uninstall gr-iio And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove gr-iio

Remove gr-iio Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge gr-iio

Remove gr-iio configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge gr-iio

Dependencies

gr-iio have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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