How To Install libhamlib4 on Kali Linux

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libhamlib4 on Kali Linux.

What is libhamlib4

libhamlib4 is:

Most recent amateur radio transceivers allow external control of their functions through a computer interface. Unfortunately, control commands are not always consistent across a manufacturer’s product line and each manufacturer’s product line differs greatly from its competitors.

This library addresses that issue by providing a standardised programming interface that applications can talk to and translating that into the appropriate commands required by the radio in use.

This package provides the C run-time form of the library. If you wish to develop software using this library you need the ’libhamlib-dev’ package.

There are three methods to install libhamlib4 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 libhamlib4 Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libhamlib4 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libhamlib4

Install libhamlib4 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libhamlib4 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libhamlib4

Install libhamlib4 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 libhamlib4 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libhamlib4

How To Uninstall libhamlib4 on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the libhamlib4 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libhamlib4

Uninstall libhamlib4 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libhamlib4 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libhamlib4

Remove libhamlib4 Configurations and Data

To remove libhamlib4 configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libhamlib4

Remove libhamlib4 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libhamlib4 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libhamlib4

Dependencies

libhamlib4 have the following dependencies:

• libc6
• libusb-1.0-0

References

• libhamlib4 website

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libhamlib4 package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.