How To Install rtlsdr-scanner on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install rtlsdr-scanner on Kali Linux. rtlsdr-scanner is simple spectrum analyser for scanning with a RTL-SDR compatible USB device

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install rtlsdr-scanner on Kali Linux.

What is rtlsdr-scanner

rtlsdr-scanner is:

A cross platform Python frequency scanning GUI for the OsmoSDR rtl-sdr library.

The scanner attempts to overcome the tuner’s frequency response by averaging scans from both the positive and negative frequency offsets of the baseband data.

There are three methods to install rtlsdr-scanner 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 rtlsdr-scanner Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install rtlsdr-scanner

Install rtlsdr-scanner Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install rtlsdr-scanner

Install rtlsdr-scanner 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 rtlsdr-scanner using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install rtlsdr-scanner

How To Uninstall rtlsdr-scanner on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the rtlsdr-scanner package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove rtlsdr-scanner

Uninstall rtlsdr-scanner And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove rtlsdr-scanner

Remove rtlsdr-scanner Configurations and Data

To remove rtlsdr-scanner configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge rtlsdr-scanner

Remove rtlsdr-scanner configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge rtlsdr-scanner

Dependencies

rtlsdr-scanner have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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