How To Install soapysdr-module-all on Kali Linux

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install soapysdr-module-all on Kali Linux.

What is soapysdr-module-all

soapysdr-module-all 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 depends on the metapackage which in turn depends on all available device support packages for the default version of libsoapysdr.

There are three methods to install soapysdr-module-all 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 soapysdr-module-all Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install soapysdr-module-all using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install soapysdr-module-all

Install soapysdr-module-all Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install soapysdr-module-all using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install soapysdr-module-all

Install soapysdr-module-all 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 soapysdr-module-all using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install soapysdr-module-all

How To Uninstall soapysdr-module-all on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the soapysdr-module-all package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove soapysdr-module-all

Uninstall soapysdr-module-all And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove soapysdr-module-all

Remove soapysdr-module-all Configurations and Data

To remove soapysdr-module-all configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge soapysdr-module-all

Remove soapysdr-module-all configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge soapysdr-module-all

Dependencies

soapysdr-module-all have the following dependencies:

• soapysdr0.7-module-all

References

• soapysdr-module-all website

Summary

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