How To Install limesuite on Kali Linux
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install limesuite on Kali Linux.
What is limesuite
limesuite is:
Lime Suite is a collection of software supporting Lime Microsystems LMS7 RF transceiver based hardware such as the LimeSDR, LMS7002M UNITE board, or the Novena with LMS7 RF board.
This package contains the command line and GUI tools to control and update the hardware devices.
There are three methods to install limesuite 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 limesuite Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get updateAfter updating apt database, We can install limesuite using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install limesuiteInstall limesuite Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt updateAfter updating apt database, We can install limesuite using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install limesuiteInstall limesuite 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 limesuite using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install limesuiteHow To Uninstall limesuite on Kali Linux
To uninstall only the limesuite package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove limesuiteUninstall limesuite And Its Dependencies
To uninstall limesuite and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove limesuiteRemove limesuite Configurations and Data
To remove limesuite configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge limesuiteRemove limesuite configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove limesuite configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge limesuiteDependencies
limesuite have the following dependencies:
- liblimesuite20.10-1
- python3
- python3-soapysdr
- libc6
- libfltk1.3
- libgcc-s1
- libgl1
- libglew2.1
- libstdc++6
- libwxbase3.0-0v5
- libwxgtk3.0-gtk3-0v5
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install limesuite package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.