How To Install langford-dkms on Kali Linux

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install langford-dkms on Kali Linux.

What is langford-dkms

langford-dkms is:

This package contains the source code and build scripts for the driver required to use the “Noctar” (formerly “Phi”) IQ demodulator board from Per Vices.

If you are unsure whether you need this package, then you don’t.

There are three methods to install langford-dkms 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 langford-dkms Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install langford-dkms

Install langford-dkms Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install langford-dkms

Install langford-dkms 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 langford-dkms using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install langford-dkms

How To Uninstall langford-dkms on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the langford-dkms package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove langford-dkms

Uninstall langford-dkms And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove langford-dkms

Remove langford-dkms Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge langford-dkms

Remove langford-dkms configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge langford-dkms

Dependencies

langford-dkms have the following dependencies:

• dkms

References

• langford-dkms website

Summary

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