How To Install gr-satellites on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install gr-satellites on Kali Linux. gr-satellites is Collection of satellite telemetry signal decoders

Introduction

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

What is gr-satellites

gr-satellites is:

This GNU Radio out-of-tree module can be used to decode frames transmitted from most Amateur satellites in orbit, performing demodulation, forward error correction, etc. Decoded frames can be saved to a file or displayed in hex format. For some satellites the telemetry format definition is included in gr-satellites, so the decoded telemetry frames can be printed out as human-readable values such as bus voltages and currents. Additionally, some satellites transmit files such as JPEG images. gr-satellites can be used to reassemble these files and even display the images in real-time as they are being received.

It supports most popular protocols, such as AX.25, the GOMspace NanoCom U482C and AX100 modems, an important part of the CCSDS stack, the AO-40 protocol used in the FUNcube satellites, and several ad-hoc protocols used in other satellites.

This package contains the header files and grc block definitions, and a set of satellite telemetry decoding scripts.

There are three methods to install gr-satellites 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-satellites 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-satellites using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install gr-satellites

Install gr-satellites Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install gr-satellites

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

sudo aptitude -y install gr-satellites

How To Uninstall gr-satellites on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove gr-satellites

Uninstall gr-satellites And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove gr-satellites

Remove gr-satellites Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge gr-satellites

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

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

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

Dependencies

gr-satellites have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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