How To Install soapysdr-module-audio on Kali Linux

Introduction

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

What is soapysdr-module-audio

soapysdr-module-audio is:

The SoapyAudio project provides a SoapySDR module for using Software Defined Radio devices that are connected through audio interfaces. It uses hamlib to provide control of tuning and other functions where available.

This is an empty dependency package that pulls in the audio module for the default version of libsoapysdr.

There are three methods to install soapysdr-module-audio 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-audio 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-audio using apt-get by running the following command:

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

Install soapysdr-module-audio Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install soapysdr-module-audio

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

sudo aptitude -y install soapysdr-module-audio

How To Uninstall soapysdr-module-audio on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove soapysdr-module-audio

Uninstall soapysdr-module-audio And Its Dependencies

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

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

Remove soapysdr-module-audio Configurations and Data

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

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

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

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

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

Dependencies

soapysdr-module-audio have the following dependencies:

• soapysdr0.7-module-audio

References

• soapysdr-module-audio website

Summary

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