How To Install libsoapysdr0.7 on Kali Linux
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libsoapysdr0.7 on Kali Linux.
What is libsoapysdr0.7
libsoapysdr0.7 is:
SoapySDR is a library providing a common interface to SDR (software defined radio) hardware. Support for different hardware is added through external modules.
This package contains the shared library.
There are three methods to install libsoapysdr0.7 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 libsoapysdr0.7 Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get updateAfter updating apt database, We can install libsoapysdr0.7 using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libsoapysdr0.7Install libsoapysdr0.7 Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt updateAfter updating apt database, We can install libsoapysdr0.7 using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libsoapysdr0.7Install libsoapysdr0.7 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 updateAfter updating apt database, We can install libsoapysdr0.7 using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libsoapysdr0.7How To Uninstall libsoapysdr0.7 on Kali Linux
To uninstall only the libsoapysdr0.7 package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libsoapysdr0.7Uninstall libsoapysdr0.7 And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libsoapysdr0.7 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libsoapysdr0.7Remove libsoapysdr0.7 Configurations and Data
To remove libsoapysdr0.7 configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libsoapysdr0.7Remove libsoapysdr0.7 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libsoapysdr0.7 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libsoapysdr0.7Dependencies
libsoapysdr0.7 have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libsoapysdr0.7 package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
