How To Install soapysdr-module-hackrf on Kali Linux

Introduction

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

What is soapysdr-module-hackrf

soapysdr-module-hackrf is:

The Soapy HackRF project provides a SoapySDR hardware support module. Using this, any program using SoapySDR to interface to software defined radio hardware can make use of the open source HackRF device to transmit and receive.

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

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

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

Install soapysdr-module-hackrf Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install soapysdr-module-hackrf

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

sudo aptitude -y install soapysdr-module-hackrf

How To Uninstall soapysdr-module-hackrf on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove soapysdr-module-hackrf

Uninstall soapysdr-module-hackrf And Its Dependencies

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

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

Remove soapysdr-module-hackrf Configurations and Data

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

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

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

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

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

Dependencies

soapysdr-module-hackrf have the following dependencies:

• soapysdr0.7-module-hackrf

References

• soapysdr-module-hackrf website

Summary

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