How To Install kali-tools-sdr on Kali Linux
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install kali-tools-sdr on Kali Linux.
What is kali-tools-sdr
kali-tools-sdr is:
This is Kali Linux, the most advanced penetration testing and security auditing distribution.
This metapackage depends on all the SDR tools that Kali Linux provides.
There are three methods to install kali-tools-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 kali-tools-sdr Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get updateAfter updating apt database, We can install kali-tools-sdr using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install kali-tools-sdrInstall kali-tools-sdr Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt updateAfter updating apt database, We can install kali-tools-sdr using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install kali-tools-sdrInstall kali-tools-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 updateAfter updating apt database, We can install kali-tools-sdr using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install kali-tools-sdrHow To Uninstall kali-tools-sdr on Kali Linux
To uninstall only the kali-tools-sdr package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove kali-tools-sdrUninstall kali-tools-sdr And Its Dependencies
To uninstall kali-tools-sdr and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove kali-tools-sdrRemove kali-tools-sdr Configurations and Data
To remove kali-tools-sdr configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge kali-tools-sdrRemove kali-tools-sdr configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove kali-tools-sdr configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge kali-tools-sdrDependencies
kali-tools-sdr have the following dependencies:
- chirp
- gnuradio
- gqrx-sdr
- gr-air-modes
- gr-iqbal
- gr-osmosdr
- hackrf
- inspectrum
- kalibrate-rtl
- multimon-ng
- rtlsdr-scanner
- uhd-host
- uhd-images
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install kali-tools-sdr package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.