How To Install libsigrokdecode4 on Kali Linux

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libsigrokdecode4 on Kali Linux.

What is libsigrokdecode4

libsigrokdecode4 is:

libsigrokdecode is a shared library which provides (streaming) protocol decoding functionality.

The protocol decoders are written in Python (>= 3.2).

This package contains the shared library and the protocol decoders.

There are three methods to install libsigrokdecode4 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 libsigrokdecode4 Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libsigrokdecode4 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libsigrokdecode4

Install libsigrokdecode4 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libsigrokdecode4 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libsigrokdecode4

Install libsigrokdecode4 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 libsigrokdecode4 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libsigrokdecode4

How To Uninstall libsigrokdecode4 on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the libsigrokdecode4 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libsigrokdecode4

Uninstall libsigrokdecode4 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libsigrokdecode4 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libsigrokdecode4

Remove libsigrokdecode4 Configurations and Data

To remove libsigrokdecode4 configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libsigrokdecode4

Remove libsigrokdecode4 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libsigrokdecode4 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libsigrokdecode4

Dependencies

libsigrokdecode4 have the following dependencies:

• libc6
• libglib2.0-0
• libpython3.9

References

• libsigrokdecode4 website

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libsigrokdecode4 package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.