How To Install soapyremote-server on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install soapyremote-server on Kali Linux. soapyremote-server is Use SoapySDR devices over network (server)

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install soapyremote-server on Kali Linux.

What is soapyremote-server

soapyremote-server is:

The SoapyRemote project provides a client module and a server that make it possible on the client side to list and access hardware supported by SoapySDR modules on the server as if they were local modules.

This package contains the server.

There are three methods to install soapyremote-server 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 soapyremote-server Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install soapyremote-server

Install soapyremote-server Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install soapyremote-server

Install soapyremote-server 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 soapyremote-server using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install soapyremote-server

How To Uninstall soapyremote-server on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the soapyremote-server package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove soapyremote-server

Uninstall soapyremote-server And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove soapyremote-server

Remove soapyremote-server Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge soapyremote-server

Remove soapyremote-server configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge soapyremote-server

Dependencies

soapyremote-server have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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