How To Install hamradio-sdr on Kali Linux

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install hamradio-sdr on Kali Linux.

What is hamradio-sdr

hamradio-sdr is:

This metapackage will install packages useful when using Software-Defined Radio with Debian.

There are three methods to install hamradio-sdr 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 hamradio-sdr Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install hamradio-sdr

Install hamradio-sdr Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install hamradio-sdr

Install hamradio-sdr 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 hamradio-sdr using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install hamradio-sdr

How To Uninstall hamradio-sdr on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the hamradio-sdr package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove hamradio-sdr

Uninstall hamradio-sdr And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove hamradio-sdr

Remove hamradio-sdr Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge hamradio-sdr

Remove hamradio-sdr configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge hamradio-sdr

Dependencies

hamradio-sdr have the following dependencies:

• hamradio-tasks

References

• hamradio-sdr website

Summary

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