How To Install libairspyhf1 on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install libairspyhf1 on Kali Linux. libairspyhf1 is HF+VHF software defined radio receiver - library

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libairspyhf1 on Kali Linux.

What is libairspyhf1

libairspyhf1 is:

Airspy HF+ is an open source Software Defined Radio that can receive 9 kHZ to 31 MHz and 60 MHz to 260 MHz. It is a High Speed USB device powered by the USB bus.

This package contains the shared library.

There are three methods to install libairspyhf1 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 libairspyhf1 Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libairspyhf1 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libairspyhf1

Install libairspyhf1 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libairspyhf1 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libairspyhf1

Install libairspyhf1 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 libairspyhf1 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libairspyhf1

How To Uninstall libairspyhf1 on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the libairspyhf1 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libairspyhf1

Uninstall libairspyhf1 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libairspyhf1 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libairspyhf1

Remove libairspyhf1 Configurations and Data

To remove libairspyhf1 configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libairspyhf1

Remove libairspyhf1 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libairspyhf1 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libairspyhf1

Dependencies

libairspyhf1 have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libairspyhf1 package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.