How To Install sigrok-cli on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install sigrok-cli on Kali Linux. sigrok-cli is command-line frontend for the sigrok software

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install sigrok-cli on Kali Linux.

What is sigrok-cli

sigrok-cli is:

sigrok-cli is a command-line data acquisition and protocol decoding software.

It supports sample acquisition from logic analyzer, oscilloscope, multimeter, and other hardware, as well as running protocol decoders over the sample data (either from hardware or loaded from files).

There are three methods to install sigrok-cli 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 sigrok-cli Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install sigrok-cli

Install sigrok-cli Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install sigrok-cli

Install sigrok-cli 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 sigrok-cli using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install sigrok-cli

How To Uninstall sigrok-cli on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the sigrok-cli package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove sigrok-cli

Uninstall sigrok-cli And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove sigrok-cli

Remove sigrok-cli Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge sigrok-cli

Remove sigrok-cli configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge sigrok-cli

Dependencies

sigrok-cli have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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