How To Install libhackrf0 on Kali Linux

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libhackrf0 on Kali Linux.

What is libhackrf0

libhackrf0 is:

HackRF is an open source Software Defined Radio that can receive and transmit between 30 MHz and 6 GHz. HackRF has a 20 MHz bandwidth. It is a High Speed USB device powered by the USB bus.

This package contains the shared library.

There are three methods to install libhackrf0 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 libhackrf0 Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libhackrf0 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libhackrf0

Install libhackrf0 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libhackrf0 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libhackrf0

Install libhackrf0 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 libhackrf0 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libhackrf0

How To Uninstall libhackrf0 on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the libhackrf0 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libhackrf0

Uninstall libhackrf0 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libhackrf0 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libhackrf0

Remove libhackrf0 Configurations and Data

To remove libhackrf0 configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libhackrf0

Remove libhackrf0 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libhackrf0 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libhackrf0

Dependencies

libhackrf0 have the following dependencies:

• libc6
• libusb-1.0-0

References

• libhackrf0 website

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libhackrf0 package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.