How To Install libbladerf-doc on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install libbladerf-doc on Kali Linux. libbladerf-doc is Nuand bladeRF software-defined radio device (API documentation)

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libbladerf-doc on Kali Linux.

What is libbladerf-doc

libbladerf-doc is:

The Nuand bladeRF is an open-source software-defined radio (SDR) system, comprised of an RF transceiver, a field-programmable gate array (FPGA), a microcontroller driving a USB 3.0 interface, and a suite of host libraries and drivers to facilitate interaction with the device.

This package contains libbladeRF API documentation.

There are three methods to install libbladerf-doc 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 libbladerf-doc Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install libbladerf-doc

Install libbladerf-doc Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libbladerf-doc

Install libbladerf-doc 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 libbladerf-doc using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libbladerf-doc

How To Uninstall libbladerf-doc on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the libbladerf-doc package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libbladerf-doc

Uninstall libbladerf-doc And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libbladerf-doc

Remove libbladerf-doc Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge libbladerf-doc

Remove libbladerf-doc configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libbladerf-doc

Dependencies

libbladerf-doc have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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