How To Install librtlsdr0 on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install librtlsdr0 on Kali Linux. librtlsdr0 is Software defined radio receiver for Realtek RTL2832U (library)

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install librtlsdr0 on Kali Linux.

What is librtlsdr0

librtlsdr0 is:

rtl-sdr is a software defined radio (SDR) receiver software for certain low-cost DVB-T/DAB(+) USB dongles based on the Realtek RTL2832U chip.

This package contains the shared library.

There are three methods to install librtlsdr0 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 librtlsdr0 Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install librtlsdr0 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install librtlsdr0

Install librtlsdr0 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install librtlsdr0 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install librtlsdr0

Install librtlsdr0 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 librtlsdr0 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install librtlsdr0

How To Uninstall librtlsdr0 on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the librtlsdr0 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove librtlsdr0

Uninstall librtlsdr0 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall librtlsdr0 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove librtlsdr0

Remove librtlsdr0 Configurations and Data

To remove librtlsdr0 configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge librtlsdr0

Remove librtlsdr0 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove librtlsdr0 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge librtlsdr0

Dependencies

librtlsdr0 have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install librtlsdr0 package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.